ABSTRACT.
For a qualified technical performance in public policies, professionals must consider their gender conceptions since they may influence their practices and interfere in the relationship with the users, which can be discriminatory and reinforce social inequalities. Gender refers to the social constructions that regulate subjectivity and sexuality. Unfortunately, gender-based investigations that address social assistance professionals smaller locations are scarce. This study aimed to understand the gender concepts of higher education professionals who work at the Social Assistance Reference Center (known in Brazil as Centro de Referência de Assistência Social- CRAS). A total of 14 professionals from the psychology and social service working in municipalities in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul participated. Semi-structured interviews were carried out, subjected to thematic analysis. The results indicated practices that reinforce the family and the domestic space as women's attributions. In addition to, participants' difficulty in identifying and intervening in situations of violence against women. Therefore, research on technical performance and interventions addressing the gender theme and violence is suggested.
Keywords:
Gender; public policy; social intervention
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