Traços de personalidade na área de tecnologia associados a segregação ocupacional por gênero
International Journal of Development Research
Traços de personalidade na área de tecnologia associados a segregação ocupacional por gênero
Received 05th April, 2022 Received in revised form 19th May, 2022 Accepted 28th June, 2022 Published online 28th July, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Alessandra Herranz Gazquez and Regiane da Silva Macuch. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The access and unequal positions of women in different areas of work have been objects of study in the last decades. Gender inequality in the professional field can be observed by stereotypes attributed to men and women, as occurs today in the technology areas. Therefore, this study analyses two personality traits, Assistance and Affection, among professionals from technology companies to understand if these personality traits, often related to the female gender, are right or wrong. This sample is composed of 1700 workers of both genders, trained or undergoing training in technology courses that responds to the Factorial Personality Inventory (IFP-II), over 11 years, applied in potential tests for hiringin this area. As a result, both personality traits showed appropriate levels for women to work in the technology area, which suggests that occupational segregation to the female gender is moreinfluenced socially and culturally than by personality traits.
