The Experiences of Brazilian Navy Officers Women in the Exercise of CommandThis article analyzes the access and constitution of the leadership of the Brazilian Navy Officers Women in the position of direction. Theoretical support is anchored in feminist studies. For the construction and analysis of the data the methodological approach of oral history was used. The subjects of the research are the Officers who were Directors of Military Organizations between 2002 and 2015. The leadership of the interviewees showed their characteristics, developed throughout their lives and potentialized (or acquired) in the exercise of command, as rationality, competence, authority and voice of command, proximity to the staff, knowing how to listen, seek support.
Keywords:
Women in the Armed Forces; Position of direction; Feminist studies; Oral history