EVALUATION OF THE REPRESENTATION BY GENDER AND RACE OF THE LECTURERS IN THE MEETINGS OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF DENTAL RESEARCH: DOCUMENTARY ANALYSIS OF THE LAST 4 YEARS

Abstract

The meetings of the Brazilian Society of Dental Research (SBPqO) is the main scientific research event in Brazil, with the function of scientific dissemination, corroborating the development and recognition of scientific projects. Observing the composition of the speakers is an important parameter to understand how this society dialogues with diversity. Thus, the objective is to analyze the representativeness of gender and race among the speakers of the events organized by SBPqO in the last four years, identifying patterns and proposing reflections on gender and race equity. This study uses a quantitative approach as a methodology, with documentary and descriptive analysis of the period from 2020 to 2023. The inclusion criteria considered speakers, whose information on gender and race was taken from the annals available on the event's official website and by the Lattes Platform of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). The data were tabulated, analyzed, and described using graphs. As a result, the comparison of the four years analyzed was obtained, which point to the predominance of 65% of male speakers in relation to the female average, which was 35%. In addition, it was observed that 97% of ministers are white compared to other ethnicities. It is concluded that over four years, a disparity in gender and ethnic-racial representation was identified among the speakers, with a predominance of white men. It is concluded that there is a predominance of male and white speakers at the events of the Brazilian Society of Dental Research (SBPqO) between 2020 and 2023, revealing a low representation of blacks and women, respectively.