Banca de DEFESA: Lorena Braga Antunes Juliano

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : Lorena Braga Antunes Juliano
DATE: 15/12/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: https://bit.ly/46dczgp
TITLE:

Tech Woman: work context and mediation strategies of female computing workers

KEY WORDS:

Women, Computing, Psychodynamics of Women's Work, Gender Inequality, History of Computing

PAGES: 75
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

This dissertation investigates the presence and challenges of women in computing. To this end, three

studies were developed: The first study addresses the issue of women's underrepresentation in computing,

exploring historical, cultural, and subjectivation factors that interfere with this issue. The study revealed

how social gender constructions and cultural norms have historically denied due recognition to women in

this sector, despite their participation in the construction of this technological field. The second study is a

systematic review, which aimed to identify how scientific publications approach the characteristics of the

work context and the mediation strategies used by women workers in computing areas. The third study is

an empirical research, in which interviews were conducted with 12 workers who work in computing areas,

aiming to analyze the participants' perceptions of their work context, as well as the strategies used to deal

with the reality of work. The results characterized strategies that led both to health, in the sense of

changing the work organization, and to illness, in cases where the participants took upon themselves the

desire for production at the expense of their own. The three studies are complementary in that they

provide a comprehensive view of the role of women in computing, highlighting the need for more

effective strategies to promote inclusion and gender equity in these fields. The findings reinforce the importance of recognizing women's work in the history of technological advancement, the creation of more inclusive organizational and educational policies, and the recognition of women's work in computing today.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2774496 - CARLA SABRINA XAVIER ANTLOGA
Externa à Instituição - EULALIA CAMURÇA - UFC
Interno - 1364073 - FABIO IGLESIAS
Externa à Instituição - POLYANNA PERES ANDRADE - ADAPS