Proteção constitucional à maternidade e mercado de trabalho: entre a garantia jurídica e os desafios na inserção e desenvolvimento profissional das mulheres.

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the constitutional protection of maternity in Brazilian labor law, reflecting on the effectiveness of legal guarantees and the challenges faced by women in their professional insertion and development. Although the 1988 Federal Constitution and the Consolidation of Labor Laws ensure a robust set of rights such as provisional stability for pregnant women, maternity leave and removal from unhealthy activities, the reality of the job market still reveals significant obstacles. Veiled discrimination, employer resistance, precarious labor relations and the overload of double shifts compromise the full effectiveness of these guarantees. The study, which is theoretical, descriptive and bibliographical in nature, also examines the impact of recent labor reforms and the role of case law in protecting the rights of pregnant women and working mothers. It concludes that, despite regulatory advances, the practical application of maternity protection still requires institutional and cultural improvements to ensure gender equality and the full inclusion of women in the labor market.