BLACK WOMEN IN THE WESTERN REGION OF LONDRINA:

This dissertation set out to analyze how racism and sexism are (re)produced in the everyday social interactions of black women in the western region of Londrina. These women are part of a social context of inequalities and discrimination based on gender and race, categories of analysis used to think about the problem proposed in this research. The research showed that these forms of discrimination are constantly being experienced, both in terms of gender and race, because while one acts primarily in the domestic sphere, the other emerges in public spaces: work, school, health, among others. These social situations are present in the daily interactions of these black women, as well as many other women, especially black women, in Brazilian society. Even with all the progress made on gender and race issues, as demonstrated in the studies presented in this sociological investigation, it can still be identified that racism and sexism are central elements in the social situations of inequality and discrimination in which black women find themselves inserted in the city of Londrina, a reflection of Brazilian society.