Gender obstacles and the presence of women in Brazilian Computing graduate courses

Abstract

This article discusses the presence of women in computing graduation courses, based on official data. It reveals that, between 2000 and 2013, the number of male graduated students increased 98%, while the number of female students decreased 8%, constituting a rare phenomenon in the Brazilian graduation system, even when it is compared with traditionally male courses such as engineering. The article also presents some qualitative data related to the limitations that students and professionals of computer sciences have been stumbling upon in their carries.

Gender Relations; Computing; Higher Education; Labor Relations