Despertando o Interesse de Mulheres para os Cursos em STEM
Abstract
This article presents initiatives aimed at promoting female participation in STEM fields, with the goal of encouraging more women to pursue careers in these areas. One of these initiatives is the Em\'ilias - Armac\~ao em Bits Project, which organizes workshops in schools. Additionally, a podcast has been created to foster interaction between young people and professionals in the field of computing, while also contributing to the establishment of female role models in the industry. The results of these initiatives have been promising, as 70.6% of the students who participated in the workshops expressed an interest in computing. Furthermore, according to Spotify, the podcast's audience consists of 53% females, 44% males, and 3% unspecified, indicating that it has successfully reached a female demographic. Resumo. Este artigo apresenta iniciativas que t\em como objetivo promover a participac\~ao das mulheres nas \'areas de STEM, buscando encorajar mais mulheres a seguirem carreiras nesses campos. O Projeto Em\'ilias - Armac\~ao em Bits desenvolve oficinas nas escolas e tamb\'em um podcast, promovendo a interac\~ao entre jovens e profissionais da \'area de computac\~ao, al\'em de contribuir para a formac\~ao de modelos femininos nesse campo. Os resultados demonstraram que 70,6% das estudantes demonstraram interesse pela computac\~ao ap\'os participarem das oficinas. Em relac\~ao aos ouvintes do podcast, dados do Spotify indicaram que 53% do p\'ublico se identifica como feminino, 44% como masculino, e 3% n\~ao especificaram o g\enero, o que mostra que o podcast tem alcancado um p\'ublico feminino.
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