Female Participation in Information Technology Research in Brazil: Research Groups and Scientific Production of Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

This study mapped the nature of women's participation in research on information technology (IT) in Brazil considering the presence of women in research groups registered and certified in the Research Group Directory of CNPq and the production of theses and dissertations found in the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations of IBICT. The results portray the configuration of research groups and the theses and dissertations about IT in Brazil, and provide indicators that confirm a concentration of women in fields of knowledge said to be feminized and suggest the occurrence of “glass-ceiling” barriers for women.

Information Technology; Gender; Women; Research Groups; Thesis and Dissertations