Banca de DEFESA: TALITA DE ABREU ARRUDA

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STUDENT : TALITA DE ABREU ARRUDA
DATE: 19/03/2026
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: Sala PPGER e sala virtual
TITLE:

STATE, GENDER AND MARKET: STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ECONOMIC INCLUSION

 

 

 

KEY WORDS:

public procurement; gender equity; micro and small enterprises; affirmative action; representative bureaucracy.

PAGES: 106
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Economia
SUMMARY:

Public procurement has increasingly been recognized as a strategic instrument for
promoting inclusive development and addressing gender inequalities. In Brazil, however, the
scarcity of gender-disaggregated data and empirical studies limits the formulation of public
policies aimed at fostering the participation of women-led firms in the State’s supplier market.
This research analyzes the determinants of the gender composition of business leadership in
Brazilian federal public procurement, focusing on micro and small enterprises between 2022
and 2023. By integrating, in an unprecedented manner, administrative data from the Federal
Revenue Service and the Transparency Portal, ordered logit models and average marginal
effects are estimated. The results indicate that performance persistence operates as a partially
compensatory mechanism for women-led firms, while the complexity of procurement
modalities and the technological intensity of sectors function as structural barriers, favoring
mixed and, above all, male-led firms. In addition, a non-linear relationship between
technological intensity and gender is identified, following an inverted “U” pattern, with a
higher concentration of women-led firms in medium-technology sectors. The financial value
of contracts does not appear to be a relevant autonomous mechanism of stratification. It is
concluded that gender inequalities in public procurement are predominantly institutional and
structural, reinforcing the role of the State in promoting policies of economic inclusion and
gender equity.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1258701 - CAIO PEIXOTO CHAIN
Interna - 2829205 - DEBORA MESQUITA PIMENTEL
Externa ao Programa - 3131425 - VERA REGINA RAMOS PINTO - UFRRJExterna à Instituição - ERYKA FERNANDA MIRANDA SOBRAL - UPE