A (in)visibilidade da produção científica feminina nos livros didáticos de biologia, física, química e matemática do ensino médio aprovados no PNLD para o período de 2009 a 2020 na cidade de Caçu-GO

Abstract

The theme of this research is female scientific production. Female and male participation in scientific production cannot be understood outside the social and cultural contexts in which they are inserted. Therefore, we sought to present subsidies that provide reflection on gender relations, highlighting issues that have contributed and still contribute to the non-visibility of women in science. The aim of this research was to analyze how female scientific production is represented in Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics textbooks that were approved by the National High School Textbook Program (Programa Nacional do Livro Didático – PNLD), from 2009 to 2020 in Caçu, Goiás. The research question is: what is the visibility of female scientific production in Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Mathematics textbooks according to PNLD from 2009 to 2020? The historical dialectical materialist method was chosen for this research, because it allows the researcher to delve into the causes and consequences of the theme she is studying. As for the methodology, it is a qualitative approach research, having as methodological instruments, the readings and recordings performed. The result of the analyzed books points to the predominance of male over female scientific production, and this contributes to making women invisible as scientists, hiding their importance throughout the centuries. Thus, as an educational product, an e-book about the contributions of women to the field of study analyzed was made.