Mothers leave their careers for their children’s professional training

The search for educational and professional opportunities often requires redesigning family trajectories, and it is often mothers who lead bold moves. This is what happens in Joinville, Santa Catarina. Away from the spotlight, they leave homes, careers, routines and bonds to accompany their children on journeys that require radical changes in life. Although there are no specific official statistics on this type of decision, studies on social mobility help to understand the phenomenon. Data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), analyzed by the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), indicate that family support is one of the main factors that influence the educational and professional future of young people.