THE INFLUENCE THAT RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICS PROMOTE FOR THE NEW GENERATION OF GIRLS: BOOKLET PRODUCTION – POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

In the present research we bring as an approach the female empowerment in the exact sciences, especially Mathematics, through the production of a booklet, in order to arouse the interest of girls attending high school in the municipalities of Tabatinga and Amaturá, in the interior of Amazonas to follow this area. During the study, we highlighted the implications that the booklet brought to the ten participants of the research. In the discourse, we described the perceptions of those involved in relation to professional aspirations after reading the booklet. The investigation is qualitative and uses a questionnaire and participant observation. During the process, we verified that the material produced has the potential to become a useful tool for the school environment, with great possibilities of offering categorical and specific knowledge, giving rise to the new generation of girls to feel motivated by the personalities in the booklet and to consider the areas of exact sciences, specifically Mathematics, as a career.