ASTRONOMY: AN EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WOMEN ARE PROTAGONISTS

ASTRONOMY: AN EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WOMEN ARE PROTAGONISTS

Authors

  • Elza Ferreira Santos Instituto Federal de Sergipe
  • José Osman dos Santos Instituto Federal de Sergipe
  • Ieda Fraga Santos Instituto Federal de Sergipe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.2359-7003.2018v27n2.39757

Keywords:

Astronomy., Women., Leadership., Gender.

Abstract

Astronomy is a science that accepts amateurs and professional researchers. In one way or another it has attracted more men than women in Brazil and worldwide. Its proximity to physics and mathematics explains, possibly, the great number of male adepts. But in Sergipe, the society of astronomical studies called SEASE has shown that astronomy can seduce women and make them scientists. At SEASE, they not only study but also hold leadership positions. Considering the importance of this science, this text offers a brief presentation of the pioneers in astronomy, and an account of the formation of SEASE and of the organization of one of the largest congresses of astronomy in the country, the 15th Meeting of Astronomy of the Northeast. It intends to showthat when women and men have equal opportunities to learn and to enjoy mathematics, the former can choose a scientific-technological career. It also intends to make visible women's stories of inclusion in scientific-technological careers in order to achieve gender equity in higher education institutions and research centers, especially in the hard sciences.

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Author Biographies

Elza Ferreira Santos, Instituto Federal de Sergipe

Degree in Letters from the Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS); Master of Science in Education from the Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies (ULHT); PhD in Education from UFS. Professor of the Professional Master's in Professional and Technological Education at the Federal Institute of Sergipe (ProfEPT IFS).

José Osman dos Santos, Instituto Federal de Sergipe

Degree in Physics from the Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS); Master in Physics from UFS; PhD in Physics from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor at the Federal Institute of Sergipe (IFS). Professor of the Professional Master in Professional and Technological Education (ProfEPT) at IFS.

Ieda Fraga Santos, Instituto Federal de Sergipe

Degree in Letters from the Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Student of the Professional Master's in Professional and Technological Education at the Federal Institute of Sergipe (ProfEPT IFS). Propex / IFS Scholarship.

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Published

2018-12-14

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SANTOS, E. F.; DOS SANTOS, J. O.; SANTOS, I. F. ASTRONOMY: AN EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WOMEN ARE PROTAGONISTS: ASTRONOMY: AN EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WOMEN ARE PROTAGONISTS. Revista Temas em Educação, [S. l.], v. 27, n. 2, p. 134–151, 2018. DOI: 10.22478/ufpb.2359-7003.2018v27n2.39757. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rteo/article/view/39757. Acesso em: 18 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2018): RTE (July-Dec.)

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