Author name: Isis Daron

Acessibilidade Digital como promotora da inclusão no site da rede de pesquisa ELLAS

This article presents the experience of improving accessibility in an institutional website of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) project. The research was guided by the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and Human-Computer Interaction principles. Based on the diagnostic process, interface redesign, and automated site validation, progress was achieved in usability, readability, and inclusion, […]

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Análise de Fatores Contextuais de Influência na Liderança de Mulheres em TI no Brasil a partir de Indicadores

This preliminary research investigates the contextual factors influencing the leadership of women in the IT sector in Brazil, focusing on the extraction of indicators from recent business technical reports containing data from empirical research. The analysis identified and structured 69 indicators based on data from Brazilian and Latin American leaders, as well as 35 indicators

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Breaking barriers, building bridges A Southern-led research network to advance gender equality in STEM.

ELLAS cited in international IDRC report on gender equity in science

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has just published the report “Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: A Southern-led research network to advance gender equality in STEM”, which brings together learnings, impacts, and recommendations from a global network of projects led from the Global South to promote gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The

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UFF Highlights the ELLAS Project in the Fight for Gender Equality in STEM Fields

The Federal Fluminense University (UFF) has highlighted the ELLAS project, an innovative platform aimed at addressing gender inequality in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Latin America. Developed by a network of professionals from the region, the project involves Professor Luciana Salgado from the UFF Department of Computer Science and aims

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Ações e políticas de representatividade de gênero

Brazilian public universities, as powerful spaces for reducing gender inequalities, use Information and Communication Technologies to facilitate communication with society, with electronic portals being one of the strategies for accessing information. In this context, the research question arises: does the electronic portal of a Brazilian public university enable citizens to access information about the institution’s

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Equity in Focus: a study of female representation in the context of academic administration and STEM of federal universities in Brazil

Diversity and gender equity in Higher Education can be influenced by those who hold leadership positions in academic administration. We conducted a research study to investigate gender disparities and the academic background of the individuals holding the top three hierarchy positions in the academic administration of Brazilian federal universities. The exploratory research took place in

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Professors Present Project Achievements and Invite UFMT’s Rector to ELLAS Forum

Professors Cristiano Maciel and Eunice Nunes met with UFMT’s Rector, Professor Marluce Souza e Silva, to showcase the progress of the ELLAS project – an initiative aimed at strengthening female leadership in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The meeting was marked by an enriching exchange of ideas, further reinforcing the university’s commitment to promoting

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Ellas no CSBC

ELLAS at CSBC 2024

From July 21 to 25, members of the ELLAS team participated in the Brazilian Computing Society Congress (CSBC) in Brasília-DF, with a special focus on the Women in Information Technology (WIT) event. The ELLAS team actively contributed to the WIT program through lectures, panel participation, and presentations of various research projects. Additionally, ELLAS was a

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