Tertiary education and work in Santa Catarina: a focus on the STEM careers

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8085.2019v22n1p82

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This article presents the gender profile of undergraduate courses in Santa Catarina, highlighting the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers. In addition, in order to describe the STEM labor force, we establish a correspondence between the Brazilian CBO (Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações) codes and the STEM group of careers defined according to the US Department of Commerce – ESA (Economics and Statistics Administration). At the university, women are 32% of the students entering in STEM courses, despite being 56% of the total incomings.  Women hold 21% of the STEM jobs, although they fill 45% of all jobs. Controlling for pruductivity variables, such as age, scholarly and experience, on average, in Santa Catarina, women in STEM jobs earn 64% more than women in non STEM jobs, while men in STEM job earn 62% more than men in non STEM jobs.

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2019-07-23

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