Análise dos fatores determinantes do gênero feminino nos cursos de engenharia: uma perspectiva da UFRN e escolas

Abstract

Education and knowledge are key factors to the development and future of a society, but social inequalities in the country are caused and maintained by the school setting and access to university. Faced with this reality, which is identified there are differences in the choice of higher education and consequently the profession in relation to gender, in which the boys prefer to choose professions of exact sciences or technology and the girl’s professions in the health and biological sciences. Based on this scenario this research aims to identify and analyze the influence of factors as decisive in female choice in Engineering courses. The research methodology is characterized predominantly as a case study, using the Survey method with questionnaires in 2015 for a quantitative and qualitative analysis to the students of higher education at UFRN and next to the high school students from four public institutions in the city from Christmas. Using descriptive statistics and Logit Binomial Model to determine the factors influencing the choice of girls in higher education, it is perceived strong influence of the psychological aspect, economic, social and institutional. Through this diagnosis is proposed an action plan to be implemented in high school, where it is hoped, contribute to the national literature and the increased interest in technological knowledge among young people in high school, reducing the gap between the participation of women technological practices in the social and professional nature.