Características e necessidades das famílias monoparentais femininas e as principais políticas públicas sociais: breves reflexões

Abstract

The theme of this study is about female single-parent families. The question posed for this study is: What are the main characteristics and needs of female single-parent families? This problem unfolded another set of questions, namely: What are the effects of societal transformations on contemporary family configurations? What are the different contemporary family configurations? What are the main characteristics of female single-parent families? What are the main propositions of public social policies on health, social assistance and education? In this way, the objective was, briefly, to contextualize and reflect on societal transformations and their repercussions on new family configurations, with an emphasis on female single-parent families, and services, programs and projects offered by public social health policies, social assistance and education aimed at this social segment. The Dialectical Materialist method was used, with emphasis on the categories of historicity, totality and contradiction. Bibliographic and documentary research was used as methodological procedures for data collection. The study showed that, despite historical achievements, women face a reality that includes, in many cases, single parenthood, assuming responsibilities for their families and children, and experiencing significant daily challenges, such as the difficulty of insertion in the job market, insufficient economic resources, double working hours, stigma and gender inequality, difficulty in accessing public social policies, especially health, education and social assistance, among others. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]