From August 12 to 16, ELLAS representatives attended the 50th Latin American Computing Conference (CLEI 2024), held at the National University of the South in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. During the LAWCC – XVI Latin American Women in Computing Congress, an event associated with CLEI, the following works were presented: 📄👩🏽💻 “Occupational Heritage and the Decision […]
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During our visit to Brazil’s capital, Brasília-DF, the ELLAS team had the opportunity to experience incredible moments of dialogue and learning by meeting with important agencies, foundations, and institutions. In the final meeting, the team, represented by Prof. Dr. Silvia Amélia Bim, Prof. Dr. Cristiano Maciel, Prof. Dr. José Viterbo, and student Maria Fernanda Abalém,
On October 23, 2024, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) hosted a special event celebrating Ibero-American Heritage Month, reaffirming its commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Computing. The ELLAS project had the honor of being part of this significant moment! The highlight of the program was the panel discussion “Language as Inclusion or Exclusion:
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Gender inequality in leadership within Information Technology (IT) is an unfortunate reality. This lack of diversity affects the quality of information systems produced and the well-being of society. One strategy to combat this problem is to use information systems to analyze gender-related data on the issue in order to understand the problem for the creation
The underrepresentation of women in STEM fields needs to be highlighted through data to assist decision-makers and public policy creators in addressing the issue effectively. However, the lack of structured, organized data published openly in this domain is still a reality. To address this problem, a Latin American research network called ELLAS was created. The
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Presentation of the Final Graduation Project proposal from UTFPR, by students Andrea Oquendo, Fernanda Neto, and Patricia Turato, from Computer Engineering. “Self-Sufficiency in the ELLAS Platform: Advanced Knowledge Graph Integration System” is a project aimed at developing an automated data curation system for new data to be integrated into the ELLAS platform’s knowledge graph, ensuring
The video discusses the issue of open data with a gender focus in STEM areas. It covers the research conducted through UNESCO platforms, which were supposed to visualize Latin America and provide data that could help increase the visibility of these women. The challenges encountered while using both UNESCO open data platforms are then discussed,
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This article analyzes the scarcity of structured open data in Latin American countries with a gender focus in STEM areas, through research on open data platforms related to Higher Education. In this regard, the challenges of obtaining such data are discussed, emphasizing the effort required to ensure that existing data can be reused and integrated,
The presence of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has been gaining relevance. However, research on the subject faces challenges due to the lack of data needed for building consistent analyses. The ELLAS Network (Equality for Leadership in Latin American STEM) aims to develop a Linked Open Data (LOD) platform to help fill
This work presents the evolution of the construction of institutions aimed at providing equal employment opportunities for men and women in Bolivia. It places special emphasis on identifying national regulations (laws, supreme decrees, international agreements, and formal state regulations) that encourage integration into the labor market in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Authors:Nicolás
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