Igualdade de gênero nos cargos de gestão da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba: empoderamento feminino e desenvolvimento

Abstract

This work has as objective evaluate the regional development with the female participation in the work market and empowerment of women through the access to high positions of management in the State University of Paraíba (UEPB), a condition that was already since the foundation of the Institution, but was formally consolidated by the University Council (CONSUNI) when it was approved recently that 50% of the positions in level of superior management will be compulsorily occupied by women. The methodology was qualitative and exploratory, using as methods the bibliographic research, video analysis, documentary analysis and structured interviews. The study concluded that the UEPB as an Institution that always had women in its management positions, has become a reference in relation to the other Brazilian public Universities in regard to gender equality, a trend that currently tends to generalize in other institutions. Such initiatives contribute to the construction of a more equitable society and at the same time that increases the development of the region by means of various teaching, research and extension activities.