A presença feminina nos cursos de física e matemática.

Abstract

Even with the fight for gender equality going on for a long time, there are still obstacles in society that hinder women's lives, to name a few, domestic violence, moral and sexual harassment, rape, among others. These obstacles are reinforced by gender stereotypes, which can even influence women's choice of profession. Because this is a current problem, we must develop research like this in order to prove this reality that the female presence is small in exact science courses. Thus, the general objective of this work is to verify and discuss the female presence in Physics and Mathematics courses, as they are traditionally male courses. The research data were collected at the Academic Unit of Physics and Mathematics, and they are the number of men and women entering the last four years. A descriptive analytical analysis was carried out and tables and graphs were made with the data so that we could analyze the female presence in these courses, which were related to the reading of books and articles on the subject. We found as a result that the female presence is lower in all courses and shifts, confirming our hypothesis that in exact science courses the number of women is still small, as a consequence of the presence of stereotypes in society that influence the choice of their careers.