TRAJETÓRIA DAS MULHERES NA ENGENHARIA: HISTÓRIA DE FORÇA, DETERMINAÇÃO E CORAGEM

Abstract

Women were traditionally excluded from the creative center and leadership in scientific and technological construction, which limited their performance outside the private context of “housewives” and evidenced their absence and conduction in careers in professional areas. Hora (2019) stated that despite the increase in the number of women in engineering in recent years, the average female performance in this sector is still below 30%. In this context, the purpose of this work is to analyze the trajectory of women in the areas of engineering, both in the educational and professional spheres, tracing their historical path, exposing the difficulties and obstacles in relation to gender equality, emphasizing that female access to knowledge science and technology is fundamental for the performance of women in different social and professional levels. The research result corroborates the idea that it is necessary to continue with gender studies related to this area of knowledge to clarify and try to minimize the large male occupation in this field.