BELIEFS ABOUT FIGHTING SEXISM IN THE POLICE WORK ENVIRONMENT
sexism; preconception; women; cops.
For a long time, the female presence was distant from the job market. Achievements such as voting, inclusion in universities, and the exercise of professions considered masculine seem to have been driven by prejudices and veiled discrimination from a sexist society flooded with sexist behavior. Sexism consists of a set of prejudices and discriminations based on sex or sexual orientation in which, in most cases, the individual is placed in an inferior position; especially in the daily work of police institutions. Many professionals are indignant or resigned to this situation, however, nothing is done to transform this reality. This dissertation aims to develop an instrument that makes it possible to identify attitudes and beliefs of female police officers about confronting sexism in the workplace in police institutions based on the theory of planned action. The results suggest that the fight against sexism is expressed through the recognition of the presence of gender discrimination in the workplace, as well as through the difficulties and opportunities in relation to confronting it in this context.