AS RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NA LICENCIATURA EM MATEMÁTICA

Abstract

In Brazil, the opening of school spaces to women dates back to the 19th century, however only in its second half did the female public have access to universities. Until then, zeal for the family and domestic chores were destined for them. This social construction that links women to the care for others allowed to quickly associate them with undergraduate courses. Currently, in the country, they occupy a large part of the vacancies in courses aimed at teacher training. However, in some areas, such as mathematics, the numbers referring to the entry and stay of these women are not always higher than that of men. In this sense, the present research, of qualitative nature, aims to identify the motivations found by both male and female genders, especially the second, regarding the choice for a degree in mathematics and to compare the dropout and completion rates of the course of these two groups. To this end, a field research was carried out involving four classes from a public university in the state of Bahia, with students that entering the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The data collection instruments consisted of a questionnaire applied to the participants and in reports containing the currentenrollment status of these students. The results revealed that both men and women, for the most part, opt for the course due to the ease they have in learning the mathematics taught in basic education, however the former tend to appear in higher numbers than the latter, even among graduates.

Keywords

• gender relations
• female instruction
• mathematics degree