Com apoio podemos ir longe: percepções de mulheres na jornada de qualificação em tecnologia

Abstract

Women are still underrepresented in exact areas, such as technology, due to the perpetuation of gender stereotypes that assign more suitable roles to men and women. This descriptive and exploratory research presents a case study of the Women Rock IT (WRIT) project, promoted by Cisco do Brasil in 2022, which trains women in the area of computer networks through specialized technical training. The objective of this study was to understand how the participants of the WRIT 2022 project perceive the possible impacts of the project on their professional trajectories in the short and long term. For its reach, 77 participants from all regions of Brazil (North, Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast), answered a questionnaire that sought to identify their profiles; understand their inclinations, experiences and perspectives and capture their motivations for training in WRIT (training in a predominantly male area). Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze, interpret and make inferences about the speeches brought in the questionnaires. The results of this study allow us to conclude that the women who participated in WRIT 2022 perceived that their professional trajectories would be positively impacted not only in the short term, but also in the long term after their participation in the project, such as increased chances in the technology market. Despite the relevance of this study, of being concerned with dichotomous gender issues (female and male) in the technology sector, which still requires some discussions, it is suggested that further studies be developed to address broader issues, such as intersectionality of gender, race and class in this sector.