A produtividade científica tem sexo? Um estudo sobre bolsistas de produtividade do CNPq*

Abstract

ResumoAnálise da composição sexual, da faixa etária e da distribuição entre as áreas de conhecimento, entre 2001 e 2012, do grupo de pesquisadores bolsistas produtividade em pesquisa do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). A partir de uma base de dados estatísticos fornecidos por essa agência, as principais conclusões se referem às diferenças na proporção entre homens e mulheres conforme a área de conhecimento, e ao fenômeno da juvenilização, que ocorreu em todas as áreas e favoreceu os homens.

Scientific production of researchers in the Nutrition field with productivity fellowships from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

“…In this study, however, it was not possible to associate the greater participation of women exclusively with the nutritionist profession since many of the evaluated researchers graduated in other areas, especially Medicine. According to Guedes et al [26], the country's general situation reflects how men continue to represent the majority of the grant holders, although there is a clear trend of greater numbers of female researchers, suggesting a change in this scenario. It is also necessary to consider the multidisciplinary nature of postgraduate courses in nutrition, which receive health professionals from different backgrounds and different ratios of men and women.…”

Female Participation in Administration and Accounting Research in Brazil

“…While Brazilian public policies implemented since the 1970s have managed to propel the female gender towards higher education and graduate studies, which in the past provided greater opportunities for male academics, the policies governing research productivity scholarships have not had the same effect. In fact, current female participation in this type of scholarship is inconsistent with the overall rise of women in academia (Guedes et al, 2015).…”

“…Brazilian government agencies have made efforts to promote gender equality and parity, as noted by Rodrigues and Guimarães (2016) with regard to access to institutions of higher education, university teaching positions, research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, 2013) and CNPq research productivity scholarships. However, female participation in CNPq scholarships in the fields of management and economics declined between 2001 (36.7% and 18.8%, respectively) and 2012 (31.7% and 12.4%, respectively) (Guedes, Azevedo, & Ferreira, 2015). Statistical data for the year 2015 (CNPq, 2017) show that, despite securing the majority of research mentorships (58.9%), master's positions (52.5%), PhD positions (50.7%) and post-PhD positions (56.1%), women are still the minority in overseas scholarships (46%), in all categories of research productivity scholarships (35.5%), competitive innovation grants (49.3%) and other modalities (45.1%).…”

“…Scientific knowledge production over the past 300 years has been a primarily male pursuit (Luca, Gomes, Correa & Domingos, 2011). According to many authors, gender inequality compromises the careers of female professionals in research and academia (Guedes et al, 2015;Lazzarini et al, 2018;Rodrigues, 2014;Rodrigues & Guimarães, 2016). Brazilian studies have used the overall body of scientific literature to quantify female participation in research (Lazzarini et al, 2018;Ribeiro, 2015), but little has been published regarding specific fields (Guedes et al, 2015;Luca et al, 2011;Rodrigues, 2014;Rodrigues & Guimarães, 2016;Soares, Lessa, Cabral, Pessoa, & Santos, 2015).…”

“…According to many authors, gender inequality compromises the careers of female professionals in research and academia (Guedes et al, 2015;Lazzarini et al, 2018;Rodrigues, 2014;Rodrigues & Guimarães, 2016). Brazilian studies have used the overall body of scientific literature to quantify female participation in research (Lazzarini et al, 2018;Ribeiro, 2015), but little has been published regarding specific fields (Guedes et al, 2015;Luca et al, 2011;Rodrigues, 2014;Rodrigues & Guimarães, 2016;Soares, Lessa, Cabral, Pessoa, & Santos, 2015). In fact, investigations into gender equality in science and academic institutions in Brazil is still at the embryonic stage, especially in the fields of management and accounting (Morais et al, 2016).…”