Desigualdades de gênero na Engenharia: avanço ou estagnação na última década?

Alice Cristina Figueiredo; Maria Amália Almeida Cunha; Cibele Noronha de Carvalho

doi:10.1590/1982-57652026v31id297334

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Alice Cristina Figueiredo Federal University of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5155-5627
- Conceptualization
- Data Curation
- Formal Analysis
- Investigation
- Methodology
- Project Administration
- Supervision
- Validation
- Visualization
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Writing – Review & Editing
Maria Amália Almeida Cunha Federal University of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-3883
- Conceptualization
- Data Curation
- Formal Analysis
- Investigation
- Methodology
- Project Administration
- Supervision
- Validation
- Visualization
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Writing – Review & Editing
Cibele Noronha de Carvalho Federal University of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9987-7106
- Conceptualization
- Data Curation
- Formal Analysis
- Investigation
- Methodology
- Project Administration
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Visualization
- Validation
- Supervision

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-57652026v31id297334

Keywords:

higher education, engineering, gender relations

Abstract

This article aims to analyze trends and changes in female representation in Engineering programs, as well as the social background of students in federal universities and institutes in Brazil, based on microdata from the Higher Education Census covering the last decade (2014-2023). Theoretically, it is grounded in studies on horizontal stratification in higher education and gender relations, within the field of Sociology of Education. Using descriptive statistics, the analysis of the results reflects the federal higher education trend of modest growth in student admissions and diversification of its social profile as a consequence of affirmative action policies. Regarding female representation, a gradual increase is observed. However, consistent with the reviewed literature, higher female presence is found in newer programs, many of which are linked to biological sciences, such as Biochemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering – fields already considered predominantly female

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Author Biographies

Alice Cristina Figueiredo, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Doutoranda pela Faculdade de Educação da UFMG, integrante do Grupo de Estudos sobre Educação Superior (GEES). Desenvolve pesquisa sobre a relação com o saber de mulheres estudantes de engenharia.

Maria Amália Almeida Cunha, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas, com estágio realizado na Universidade de Paris X - Nanterre. Atualmente, é Professora Titular na Universidade de Federal de Minas Gerais, onde atua no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação: Conhecimento e Inclusão Social. É pesquisadora associada do Observatório Sociológico Família-Escola (OSFE) e do Núcleo de Pesquisa em Desigualdades Escolares (NUPEDE) e bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa pelo CNPq.