Gender and the scissors graph of brazilian science from equality to invisibility

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Abstract

Women are underrepresented in science and their participation decreases as their career progresses; an international phenomenon clearly displayed in a scissors graph. This decrease is usually attributed to maternity, a lower number of publications, and less ability to receive grants. Here we present a comprehensive study of the Brazilian science and technology system, covering 8,877,626 people, and analyzing the participation of women from the undergraduate to ministerial levels. The study used different data-bases to develop relevant indicators of the participation of women, some of them over a period of 15 years. Our results suggest that the decrease of women as their career advances is due to a combination of barriers that need to be faced and eliminated to promote equity for better science.

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Autores
  • Roberta Peixoto Arêas da Silva Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Alice Rangel de Paiva Abreu Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Ademir Eeugênio de Santana Universidade de Brasília
  • Marcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa Universidade de Brasília
  • Carlos Nobre Universidade de São Paulo
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PEIXOTO ARÊAS DA SILVA , R.; ABREU, A. R. de P.; SANTANA, A. E. de; BARBOSA, M. C. B.; NOBRE, C. Gender and the scissors graph of brazilian science: from equality to invisibility. Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies, [S. l.], v. 18, n. especial, p. 1–14, 2024. DOI: 10.21713/rbpg.v18iespecial.2011. Disponível em: https://rbpg.capes.gov.br/rbpg/article/view/2011. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.

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Vol. 18 No. especial (2022): Edição comemorativa ao Dia Internacional da Mulher

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Sep 16, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21713/rbpg.v18iespecial.2011
Keywords:

Gender; Women in Science; Misogyny; Brazilian case study Género; Mujeres en la Ciencia; Misoginia; Estudio de caso en Brasil. Gender, Women in science, Misogyny, Brazilian case study

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