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STUDENT : JOSANA JACINTO DOS REIS
DATE: 25/11/2025
TIME: 18:00
LOCAL: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro - Seropédica/RJ
TITLE:

Nuclear Physics and Gender Equity: A Playful Approach in the School Environment

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PAGES: 120
BIG AREA: Outra
AREA: Multidisciplinar
SUMMARY:

The main objective of this work is to offer theoretical and practical support that contributes to encouraging the participation of girls and women in careers in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), with an emphasis on Nuclear Physics, a strategic area both for understanding the fundamentals of Physics and for scientific and technological advancement. Despite advances in access to formal education, women are still underrepresented in this field. This disparity is rooted in historical factors, such as unequal access to scientific knowledge and the systematic erasure of female scientists throughout history, in addition to their invisibility in school environments and teaching materials. Currently, women face social and cultural barriers that hinder both entry and retention in certain areas and leadership positions; as their careers progress, a progressive decrease in female presence in the most relevant positions is observed. In order to quantify this representation, a documentary analysis of publications from the journal Physical Review C was carried out, considering the gender of the first, second, and last authors—positions of prominence in scientific authorship—in the years 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2024. The methodology used was based on Laurence Bardin's content analysis, in light of feminist criticism. As a contribution to minimizing this underrepresentation, an educational product was developed consisting of a board game entitled "RadiumAtivas," which uses the trajectory of some female scientists who have excelled in the field of Nuclear Physics to teach the concepts and fundamentals of the area, as well as gender issues, in order to bring critical thinking into the classroom. The objective of the educational product is to stimulate the interest of high school students, a crucial stage in defining professional choices, positively reinforcing female representation in science through the visibility and recognition of these scientists’ contributions.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1921779 - VIVIANE MORCELLE DE ALMEIDA
Interna - 1314307 - ZILENE MOREIRA PEREIRA
Externo à Instituição - ANTÔNIO CARLOS FONTES DOS SANTOS - UFRJ
Externa à Instituição - MARIA CARMEN MORAIS - UFF
Externa à Instituição - ROGELMA MARIA DA SILVA FERREIRA - UFRB