Countless achievements can be the result of women's struggles for more equitable conditions in society. The adage "a woman's place is wherever she wants to be" has gained more and more strength. However, the idea that there is such thing as a feminine essence among all women is still very present socially, which ends up considering certain choices undervalued and judged as not belonging to this essence. The present article, from a narrative review, problematizes the existence of Princess Schools, which proposes to teach girls how to be in the world properly. By teaching traditional behaviors associated with modesty, beauty, and domestic activities, such schools ignore the importance of socially positioning in a country where thousands of women suffer several kinds of prejudice and violence on a daily basis, representing a setback for accomplishments women who have fought and still struggle for a more equitable world have achieved.Resumo: Inúmeras conquistas podem ser resultado das lutas das mulheres por condições mais equânimes na sociedade. A máxima "lugar de mulher é onde ela quiser" tem ganhado cada vez mais força. No entanto, a ideia de que há uma essência feminina ainda está muito presente socialmente, o que faz com que determinadas escolhas sejam desvalorizadas e julgadas como não pertencentes a essa essência. A partir de uma revisão narrativa, problematizamos a existência de Escolas de Princesas, as quais se propõem a ensinar meninas a como ser e estar no mundo. Ao ensinarem comportamentos tradicionais associados ao recato, à beleza e às atividades domésticas, tais escolas ignoram a importância de se posicionar socialmente em um país onde milhares de mulheres sofrem preconceitos e violências diariamente, representando um retrocesso no que se refere às conquistas já tidas pelas mulheres que lutaram e ainda lutam por um mundo mais equânime.
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