Uma iniciativa para atrair as estudantes do ensino médio para a Área de Tecnologia da Informação

Resumo

Several organizations around the world are focused on issues related to minority of women in Information Technology (IT) area. The development of this area is related to the development of science, technology and innovation of any nation or organization. However the IT area presents a lack of trained professionals. If we consider the participation of women in this sector, the lack is even greater. This work consists on the development of actions to attract high school women students to IT area. During 2014, this work held several meetings in a high school, including lectures, short courses and dynamics, introducing computing and programming fundamentals. These actions contributed to the students education, making them more prepared to work in a society where science and innovation play a key role. Until now it was observed that work aroused the curiosity of women students about IT area and most of them indicated that would like to participate in new projects focused on computing area.