Explorando a evolução da participação feminina nas ciências e o impacto do projeto "Meninas na Biorrefinaria"

Abstract

This work presents a historical perspective of the pioneering role of women in the development of chemistry in Brazil, in which some have been highlighted for their contributions to research in the exact sciences. It also highlights the silencing that women suffer in the scientific environment. The objective is to present data available on the websites of the Brazilian government, the Federal University of Alagoas and in published articles and books to exemplify this problem. The research is characterized by a qualitative and quantitative methodology with a brief bibliographic review, mapping of educational research and with the theoretical basis of Rossi (1965), Keller (1983), Tuesta (2019), Scott (2019), among others. It was possible to observe that women have conquered space in society and academia with a lot of effort and prudence, but it is necessary to emphasize that they are still a minority in prestigious scientific positions and in areas of Exact Sciences and Engineering. Finally, actions such as projects, programs and bodies that encourage girls and women to enter the sciences were discussed, with emphasis on CNPq/MCTIC Public Call No. 31/2018 "Girls in Exact Sciences, Engineering and Computing Program" with a focus on the extension project developed by the Catalysis and Chemical Reactivity Group (GCaR) entitled "Girls in Biorefinery"