Intersectionality of Gender and Race in the Narratives of Teachers from the City of Imperatriz, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.35819/tear.v15.n1.a8171

Abstract

This article, resulting from a doctoral research study, aims to analyze the life narratives of teacher trainees and teachers working in the early years of basic education in the municipality of Imperatriz, Maranhão, with a focus on their educational trajectories, entry into and permanence in the teaching profession, considering the intersections between gender and race.This is a qualitative study, grounded in biographical approaches and in life and educational narratives. Data were produced through group discussions and individual interviews, enabling the creation of spaces for listening and for deepening the participants’ experiences. The results show that teaching constitutes a field shaped by structural inequalities, in which gender and race operate interdependently, influencing teachers’ opportunities, challenges, and professional paths. The analyzed narratives reveal that schooling is understood as a strategy for social transformation, while teaching is also seen as a space for identity construction, resistance, and the production of knowledge rooted in lived experience.It is also observed that Black women teachers experience processes of invisibilization and precariousness more intensely, but they also develop strategies of resistance and affirmation.It is concluded that understanding teaching requires considering the intersections between social markers, contributing to the strengthening of teacher education practices and educational policies committed to equity.

Keywords: Teaching. Childhood. Gender. Race

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Author Biographies

  • Mayra Silva dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Professora do Centro Pedagógico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (CP/UFMG). Doutora pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (PPGE/UFSCar). Mestre em Formação Docente em Práticas Educativas pela Universidade Federal do Maranhão (PPGFOPRED/UFMA). Graduada em Pedagogia pela Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão (UEMASUL). 

  • Andrea Braga Moruzzi , Universidade Federal de São Carlos

    Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (PPGE/UFSCar). Professora no Departamento de Teorias e Práticas Pedagógicasdo Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas da UFSCar.

Published

2026-07-13

How to Cite

Intersectionality of Gender and Race in the Narratives of Teachers from the City of Imperatriz, Brazil. #Tear: Journal of Education, Science and Technology, Canoas, v. 15, n. 1, 2026. DOI: 10.35819/tear.v15.n1.a8171. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifrs.edu.br/index.php/tear/article/view/8171. Acesso em: 14 jul. 2026.