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Table 5 Analysis of the Discourse of the Collective Subject in relation to situations in which the researcher witnessed sexism suffered by women of the communities/groups with whom they worked

From: The role of women in Brazilian ethnobiology: challenges and perspectives

Key expressions

Main idea

“Women who picked up their drunken husbands was very common… I have already observed various forms of sexism and aggression against women in the daily life of the communities.”

Violence against women

“Men openly cheat at parties with their neighbors.”

Marital problems

“Women working in excess, looking after children, home, farming, and fishing.”

Excessive exploitation of women

“Most often when the woman spoke she was scolded… When interviewing the couple, the man always responded and sometimes he would call on the woman.”

Lack of female autonomy in the community