Diagnóstico da Presença Feminina nos Cursos Superiores e no Mercado de Trabalho em Tecnologia da Informação no Estado do Pará

Althoughwomen’s participation in the Information Technology (IT) market has increased in recent decades, it remains a predominantly male area. One of the factors in this difference is in socio-cultural issues where the social construction of gender roles is limiting women’s insertion and permanence in this sector. This work aims to make a diagnosis about the presence of women in higher education courses and in the IT labor market in the state of Pará. The main sources of data used were the governmental public databases of the General Register of Employees and Unemployed (CAGED), the Census of Higher Education, made available (INEP) and the National Household Survey (PNAD). The analyzed data indicated that in the state of Pará, we have the male predominance on the sector either on the superior courses as on the work market and wage inequalities. Despite the increase in the entry of women in academic-scientific careers, in the IT labor market.