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The path of some women to their professions within the field of Information Technology (IT) generally takes more turns and corners than what usually happens to men. According to Maria Claudete Schorr * (51), a professor at the\u00a0University of Vale do Taquari (Univates)<\/a><\/strong>, this market, which is increasingly on the rise, carries with it a strong cultural background, which leads girls to look for other options before they reach IT. Even so, when they finally arrive, they empower themselves and conquer many spaces.<\/p>\n

For Camila Sbrussi (30), Customer Support Analyst at Interact, the search for a profession that brought her satisfaction went through two other areas before enrolling in the Software Engineering degree. \u201cIt took me a while to discover that the technology area was where I was going to meet. After two courses, one technician in Food and another technician in Administration, I realized that I, in fact, had another vocation \u201d, she recalls.<\/p>\n

From the same company, the story of Interact\u2019s Product Quality Analyst, Nat\u00e1llia Maria Petry (28), is repeated. \u201cBefore entering the IT area, I was already graduated in Letters \u2013 Spanish Language, but I was without great prospects. When I decided that it would be best to seek training in another profession, IT was the one that most caught my attention due to the grandeur of the job market \u201d, she reveals. It was only during her Computer Technician course that the professional learned more about programming and decided, then, that she had found her area of \u200b\u200bexpertise.<\/p>\n

Topics in this article:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rising female market
\n<\/a>Women at the beginning of IT in Brazil
\n<\/a>Reconquest of space
\n<\/a>Training and opportunities
\n<\/a>Women in search of solutions
\n<\/a>Professional tip<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rising female market<\/h2>\n
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Maria Claudete Schorr is an IT professor at the University of Vale do Taquari<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to a survey carried out by Univates on the presence of women in IT courses, there is a timid \u2013 but constant \u2013 growth in female demand for undergraduate courses such as Systems Analysis and Development (EAD), Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering Software, Information Technology Management (EAD) and Computer Networks. In 2015, the female gender represented 6.27% of students and, in 2021, this percentage rose to 10.04%.<\/p>\n

From the perspective of Professor Maria Claudete, the low demand of women for IT courses may be related to cultural factors about how children and adolescents are encouraged as to their tastes and interests, which are still very much divided by gender during childhood. \u201cWhile boys are still encouraged to use and learn about technology more deeply, girls continue to be more focused on other interests, such as fashion, architecture, photography, environmental and social issues, among others,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

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Women at the beginning of IT in Brazil<\/h2>\n

Even today the reality of women as a minority in the area, the history of the female presence in the world of Information Technology may surprise the unsuspecting. Anyone who thinks that software programming has always been a predominantly male industry, would be impressed by a quick search of the records of the first Brazilian classes in Computer Science. One example is from the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of S\u00e3o Paulo, whose first class of the course, in 1974, was composed of no less than 70% women.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the high female demand for technology has dropped as soon as personal computers appeared. This is because until then, the (huge) machines studied, manipulated and designed by women had their functions related to the position of secretary, since they \u201conly\u201d calculated and organized data and documents.<\/p>\n

According to a 2018\u00a0article\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>in the Jornal da USP, the computers launched by Apple and IBM for mass sale stopped being just work machines and became more of a source of entertainment. Electronic games \u2013 an activity considered, at the time, a pastime almost exclusively for men and boys \u2013 returned the male interest in the area, which ended up dominated by them.<\/p>\n

Confirming this logic, the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) revealed that of the more than 580 thousand IT professionals working in Brazil, only 20% are women. According to the survey, carried out in 2020, the low female indexes are repeated all over the world.<\/p>\n

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Reconquest of space<\/h2>\n

Despite the abrupt drop in the presence of women in computer science, this index is gradually reversing itself. An example of this great\u00a0female vocation<\/a><\/strong>
\nfor IT-related areas is Interact Solutions, a developer of Suite SA Strategic Adviser, a software with integrated solutions for corporate management. Located in Lajeado, in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, the company has 36% of women in its team of employees. In the areas of leadership, the positions of coordinators, supervisors and managers are 80% occupied by women.<\/p>\n

For Maria Claudete, the expressive data denotes the great capacity of women to not only be ahead, but also to lead projects in the IT area. \u201cThey have skills in all areas and this can justify the increase in the number of women in the management of many companies, whether they are in IT or not\u201d, she points out.<\/p>\n

In the teacher\u2019s opinion, gender never determines the capacity or ability to play any role. \u201cPositions as a developer, analyst, tester, project manager and software architect, for example, are available in the job market and in large quantities, demonstrating that IT students have opportunities and advantages due to the numerous offers\u201d, she says.<\/p>\n

Increasingly on demand, technology development companies increased the number of hires exponentially in 2020. According to a\u00a0survey by Catho<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>, only in S\u00e3o Paulo did the technology sector register a 671% growth in vacancies related to the sector. \u201cThere is a demand for employability, but a lack of personnel, whether male or female,\u201d analyzes Maria Claudete.<\/p>\n

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Training and opportunities at the door<\/h2>\n

When Nat\u00e1llia decided that IT would be her new area of \u200b\u200bwork, she researched the courses available in the region where she lives and was impressed with the number of graduations in the field. \u201cI didn\u2019t know exactly which way to go and I found the graduations to be very long. I wanted something that didn\u2019t take that long. For this reason, I went for shorter courses at Univates and ended up starting the Computer Technician \u201d, she says.<\/p>\n

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Nat\u00e1llia Maria Petry has a degree in Literature and now serves as Interact\u2019s Product Quality Analyst<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For her, the experience of entering the IT course was shocking. \u201cI was used to a certain balance in the number of men and women in my previous course,\u201d she says. In most of the classes, she was the only woman in a room with 20 students.<\/p>\n

Today for three and a half years working in the area, Nat\u00e1llia recalls hearing from a colleague who would not last a month in the course. \u201cDue to this type of comment, I initially had a certain fear of what my insertion in the job market would be like, but fortunately, while I was still in the course, I had the opportunity to enter the market without major difficulties. At no point in the selection process did I have the feeling that being a woman could be being a disadvantage for my selection, quite possibly because the three people who interviewed me were also women \u201d, she declares.<\/p>\n

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Women in search of solutions<\/h2>\n

\u201cI was always a bit of a mess. I saw any problem in front of me and was there researching until I found a solution. With that, many people in the company where I worked called me when they faced any problem with the computer \u201d, recalls Camila.<\/p>\n

The natural talent for dealing with technology led her colleague from the old company to provoke: \u201cWhy don\u2019t you study\u201c these things \u201don the computer? You like that, \u201dhe says. \u201cI believe that was one of the questions that changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the first semester of Software Engineering, Camila won a job in the area as a support assistant. \u201cThis is a great advantage in studying in this area. With the growing market, IT always has vacancies available. And being able to enter the study area right away makes us face to face with the professional reality and so we can soon decide if we are on the right path \u201d, she indicates.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally in March, the date on which International Women\u2019s Day is celebrated, Camila celebrates 4 years of experience in the company where she works, Interact. \u201cI joined as an assistant and today I am an analyst. I started the development of tools to support support, and so I am evolving more and more my knowledge in the development area \u201d, celebrates.<\/p>\n

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Professional tip<\/h2>\n

In Nat\u00e1llia\u2019s opinion, to enter the IT market it is necessary to focus completely on personal development in the area. \u201cYou have to believe in your potential to conquer your space, without giving importance to comments that may arise. Women have a lot to add in the IT area\u201d, she says<\/p>\n

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At Interact, the positions of coordinators, supervisors and managers are 80% held by women<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As for her company colleague, Camila, any girl or woman who wants to form a career in Information Technology can start by reading the book \u201cCourageous yes, perfect no!\u201d, By lawyer Reshma Suajani. The author is the founder of the Girls Who Code non-governmental organization, which works to insert more girls into technology careers. \u201cIn the book, she recounts how she perceived the low search for women in the sectors of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and relates this to the fact that many women limit themselves to only the things they do very well and do not realize the great potential that each one owns\u201d, sums it up.<\/p>\n

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In his book, Reshma says: \u201cProgramming is an endless process of trial and error, in which sometimes a mere semicolon makes all the difference between success and failure. Programs crash, and sometimes require countless attempts before reaching that magical moment in which what you are trying to create comes to life. To get there, you have to persevere and accept imperfection.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Camila continues:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tip is: allow yourself to be imperfect! Realize that we were created not to make mistakes, to sit correctly, to walk in line and, to attend to that, we follow the path that we are sure we will not fail at any time. I believe that above all we have to remember that we are human and we make mistakes. Take chances in areas that bring you uncertainty even if they tell you that it will not work, that it is not for you. If you like it, if you feel that this is what will make you feel happy, let yourself know more about other professions that take you out of your comfort zone. Escape the pattern, be brave!\u201d<\/p>\n

* Maria Claudete Schorr is a professor at the University of Vale do Taquari (Univates). He has a degree in Computer Science from UNISC, specialization in Technologies in Education from PUC-Rio, Master in Teaching of Exact Sciences from UNIVATES and Doctorate in Informatics in Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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