Afinal, o que querem as mulheres? Maternidade e mal-estar / After all, what do women want? Motherhood and its discontents

RESUMO

O artigo pretende mostrar que a pergunta de Freud "O que quer a mulher?" permanece pertinente ainda hoje, na medida em que reflete o mal-estar relativo aos impasses colocados pelas escolhas e desejos femininos que extrapolam o ideal materno. Analisa o contexto histórico no qual foi formulada, procurando enfatizar as diferenças e as permanências em relação à condição feminina nos dias atuais, quando a pergunta faz sua reentrada na cena social.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to demonstrate that Freud’s question about "What does a woman want?" is still relevant, as it reveals the discontents about the impasses brought up by females choices and desires that surpass the motherhood ideal. We analyse the historical context in wich the question was formulated emphasizing the differences and the similarities in nowadays females social conditions, when the question reappears in the social scene.