ABSTRACT
This article deals with the ethnic-racial disparity among students of engineering courses offered by the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), Brazil. Through exploratory study and data analysis, we identified the prevalence of white students, regardless of the analyzed campus. Among engineers graduated by the institution in 2017, this pattern is perpetuated, signaling the existence of a racial, professional, and social hierarchy system. In this perspective, for black engineers graduated by CEFET-MG and belonging to the lowest income group, even though engaged in activities inherent to the profession, the possibility of social mobility is limited.
Keywords
Engineering; Black engineers; Race; Inequalities