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Women; Gender Social Relations; Disability.
In this research, we consider that the determinations of gender social relations, expressed mainly in sexual division of labor, imply women's responsibility for childcare and housework. Within a disabled person family, women are who make more adaptations in their routine, or dedicate themselves exclusively for the dependent relative. In this way, gender relations establish women role in the scope of offspring caring, they also contribute to the construction of ideas that mothers have about the process of mothering a disabled child. From these elements, we have the following objective: To explain, from gender social relations, differences experienced by mothers of disable children, collaborators of this research, as well as the challenges faced daily. It is a qualitative research, supported on the action research methodology. Action research proposes a close association between researcher and collaborators of the research in the resolution of a problem raised by the collaborating group, therefore, it has a collective context. For purposes of data gathering and construction, we have used observation, performed in direct contact with the involved subjects and institution;individual semi-structured interview with 07 (seven) women, mothers of disable children; document analysis, to map and describe the research field and its territory; intervention with the participation of 05 (five) out of the 07 (seven) interviewed women; application of intervention's evaluation. As conclusion, we emphasize that the investigation made explicit the maintenance of conceptions about forged maternity in the close association between religiosity and gender. Reflections and dialogues promoted have shown that some processes of illness, that had affected women, have been related to overload of activities dedicated to their children and family, as well as time dedicated to the own needs is little. It has identified that the research collaborators mothers experience stigmatizing processes that make their demands and needs invisible. It was also possible to explain that, as a way of overcome the strenuous routine, they build social support networks that alleviate their tough walk.