Resistencia y Adaptación: El Género en la Colaboración Científica de Campos STEM

Alejandra Moreno; Kelly  Thomson

doi:10.48160/18517072re57.336

Autores

Alejandra Moreno Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas / Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (CIECS UNC) - CONICET https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7401-2221
Kelly Thomson School of Administrative Studies – York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re57.336

Palavras-chave:

Proceso de colaboración Universidad-Industria, Campos STEM, Grupo de Trabajo, Tácticas de Feminidad, Decir y Hacer de Género

Resumo

Através de um estudo longitudinal sobre a colaboração em pesquisa entre universidade e indústria nos campos STEM na Argentina, tornamos visível como o discurso e a prática de gênero se co-constituem intraativamente nas interações cotidianas. Exploramos como a ordem de gênero patriarcal, impulsionada por coorientadores masculinos, impacta significativamente a colaboração científica, revelando desafios organizacionais importantes. Observamos uma resistência entre os cientistas mais jovens diante da presença de uma cientista em um papel de maior hierarquia, o que leva a práticas de marginalização e apoio seletivo. Isso resulta em um padrão recorrente de descumprimento das tarefas atribuídas, onde as responsabilidades são minimizadas e se perpetua uma hierarquia de gênero.

Destacamos também como as cientistas ajustam seu comportamento, utilizando diferentes “táticas” para enfatizar sua feminilidade a fim de obter reconhecimento e colaboração. Por fim, sublinhamos tanto a influência das práticas de gênero na dinâmica do grupo quanto o papel crucial dos coorientadores em fomentar certas representações de gênero com as quais se sentem mais confortáveis. Esta análise busca aprimorar a compreensão da diversidade, inclusão e feminilidade em ambientes de trabalho científico, desafiando as normas de gênero enraizadas nos contextos de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (CT&I).

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