As dificuldades sofridas pelos discentes de Secretariado Executivo do gênero masculino na busca por estágios

Abstract

Seen as one of the most expected stages by students, academic internships refer to the phase in which what has been learned in the classroom is put into practice. Law No. 11,788 of September 25, 2008 regulates that the internship constitutes an educational act aimed at productive student learning. Based on this, it is considered that the internship phase for Secretarial Executive students is of great value for the formation of these future professionals. After all, this will be the moment when students can not only confirm their professional field but also develop themselves through daily learning within an organization. The general objective of this study is to present the difficulties faced by male students in the Secretarial Executive program at the Federal University of Ceará during their search for internships. For this purpose, the following specific objectives were defined: to analyze the situations experienced by Secretarial Executive students during their internship search and to relate these difficulties to a potential dropout from the program. To achieve these objectives, a descriptive study was conducted with students of the Secretarial Executive program at the Federal University of Ceará. Data collection was carried out through partially structured forms made available on the Google Forms platform. Regarding the results, this study revealed that students are aware of the barriers imposed on the profession due to gender stereotypes, even before they start the Secretarial Executive program. Furthermore, despite being conscious of these challenges, they persist in facing them and contributing to the advancement of the profession.