This article centered in the investigation about the figure of the male professor that works in the public education of the elementary school. We intend to inquire the reasons and the consequences of the professional choice of those professors that walk for an area typically associated with the feminine sex. Analyzing questionnaires and interviews with those teachers, the questions which had marked their option for teaching are identified in their narratives by means of making a comparative study between two regions: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Aveiro (Portugal). The presence of male teachers teaching in the elementary school is a way to insert the issues of gender in education and show that man can choose this activity. It promotes, then, discussions centered on representations of gender that surround the professional field of teaching which, in this article, are more focused on the results of the questionnaires.
male professor; gender; professional choice
