Empoderamento feminino na educação superior: a percepção de alunas concluintes do curso de Pedagogia presencial da UFPB

Abstract

This work of course conclusion (undergraduate thesis) has the purpose of knowing what graduates female academics of the master in pedagogy course of the Federal University of Paraíba, Campus I, academic term of 2017.2. say about possible contributions to the empowerment of female students. In a specific way, this study seek to realize a historical contextualization of feminist and gender struggles; as well as understanding how the insertion in higher education can contribute to equal opportunities for female students of pedagogy course. This study is about a researching using a qualitative approach whose data gathering was developed from an application of a questionnaire with referred female academics. Survey results indicate that female students recognize the importance of reflecting on issues related to gender and women empowerment in the pedagogy course and they consider that is very important to encourage the development of strategies which promote the empowerment of female academics.