(2024-03-07) Ramos, Giuliane Benjamim de Oliveira; Alencar, Andrêza Leite de; Furtado, Ana Paula Carvalho Cavalcanti; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5862330768739698; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6060587704569605; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6421196285147828
Masculine stigma, low family encouragement, and lack of representation are the main factors that justify the underrepresentation of women in the technology field. Therefore, this paper aims to highlight the current female landscape in Information Technology (IT) higher education courses in Brazil. To achieve this purpose, a literature review and analysis of microdata from the Higher Education Census from 2013 to 2022, provided by the National Institute for Educational Studies and Research An´ısio Teixeira (INEP), were conducted. The analysis shows significantly low female representation in higher education technology courses over the analyzed period - female enrollments do not exceed 17%, the completion rate averages 15%, and the Southeast region has the highest number of female representatives in IT courses, with São Paulo standing out. However, a trend of increase can be observed in the last two years.
