Gênero na área da programação: análise sobre mulheres programadoras na cidade de Pato Branco

Abstract

This research sought to raise the perceptions of working women in the area of programing in Information Technology as to their career trajectory and work experiences, and to verify if these experiences were affected by the workers gender. Based on interviews, structured by a career questionnaire and an Organizational Climate questionnaire, it also searched to raise the perception of professional male and female programmers about salary differences due to gender and verify if there is a difference in the perception of Organizational Climate between them. The Organizational Climate survey investigated the dimensions: Support from the Headship and the organization, Reward, Control, Pressure and Cohesion among colleagues and contrasted the result with the responses of male programmers about their perception of the work environment. In the end, it was found out that the perceptions of Organizational Climate did not result in a significant difference based on the respondent's gender, but when they were asked about career, job opportunities and organizational culture, female programmers indicated that there were several losses in their careers due to the condition of gender. Besides that, women represent only 20% of professionals in this sector, which can mean a hostile environment for them.