Memories of women: trajectories and protagonisms in/for scientific production at the Federal University of Sergipe

trajetórias e protagonismos na/para a produção científica na Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Abstract

This research aims to know the trajectories of women scientists who work in the field of Natural Sciences at the Federal University of Sergipe, under the bias of gender relations that permeated (and permeate) their histories and the reflexes in/for insertion and performance in the academic space. This is a qualitative study, of the descriptive type, using the Oral History method. For that, semi-structured interviews were carried out with women scientists linked to the Natural Sciences courses at the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Campus de São Cristóvão. With this, in addition to contextualizing and rescuing the trajectories of the scientists and managers of the Natural Sciences courses at UFS, through this research we can see that the academic and professional trajectory of the interviewed teachers is built in an environment ruled by masculine values ​​and standards that make it difficult to women's participation in science. In this way, the deepening of studies and discussions that seek to make such experiences visible is essential, as there is a lot of work to be done.