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Reducing Inequalities in STEM: The Girls in Computer Science Project, Paraíba, Northeast, Brazil
Proceedings of the XII Latin American Women in Computing Congress 2020 (LAWCC 2020)
Year (definitive publication)
2020
Language
Portuguese
Country
Ecuador
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Abstract
Although several initiatives are underway to stimulate the entry of
women in STEM areas, they are still a minority in Brazil and worldwide. This
paper presents data on inequalities in STEM around the world and the economic
and social consequences for women, as well as various initiatives that are being
conducted to combat them. It also presents a project currently developed in the
Northeast of Brazil by the Group Girls in Computer Science from the Federal
University of Paraíba (UFPB). The project currently works with students from
five public high schools located in the state’s capital and in the interior,
developing strategies to raise awareness about gender inequalities in Computing
and to reduce them through debates about professional choices, workshops and
training courses in informatics and visits to laboratories and courses of UFPB.
Since 2014, the group has worked with more than 900 students, expanding the
range of career possibilities to be followed by girls and empowering them to act
freely in areas of their choice, even facing barriers or prejudices.
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Keywords
Women in Computer science,Women in STEM,Gender equality in science and technology.
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Computer and Information Sciences - Natural Sciences
