Vozes-Mulheres: Representatividade de gênero nos cargos de Reitoria, Vice-Reitoria e Pró-Reitorias da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Abstract

The dissertation analyzes the presence of women in the positions of rectory, vice-rector and pro-rectors at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), exploring power dynamics, inequalities and discrimination based on gender and race. Using a decolonial approach, in the research, approved by the UFG Ethics and Research Committee, the three women who occupied the rectory were interviewed: professor Maria do Rosário Cassimiro who held the position from 1982 to 1986, professor Milca Severino Pereira who held the chair of rector in two consecutive terms from 1998 to 2006 and the current rector of the University, professor Angelita Pereira de Lima, who took office in 2022. The interdisciplinary and decolonial study carried out revealed the underrepresentation of gender in higher-ranking positions at UFG, highlighting complex dynamics of gender and race in its institutional history, in light of the coloniality of power. The detailed analysis of the Pro-Rectories, Vice-Rectories and Rectory highlights the representation of women, with only 20% of the 15 people who occupied the rectory. In Pro-Rectors, the average representation of women is 40.68%, reflecting advances and persistent challenges. The intersectionality revealed in the data analysis highlights the inequalities faced by black women at UFG over time, with their non-existence in the rectory and almost absence in pro-rectors and secretariats, confirming the patriarchal, racist and colonial structure of power. The lack of representation of women, combined with external interventions and turbulent political contexts, highlights the direct influence of national circumstances on university autonomy, highlighting the need for approaches that decolonize power structures. The predominance of men in leadership compromises not only gender equality, but also the democratic essence of academia, drawing attention to the urgency of actions that promote gender and racial equity in university management within the current evident context of coloniality of power .