1. The challenges of women in university management
Rector Myrian Serra, PhD

2. Only one third of all university leaders in Brazil are women
Brazilian society was rooted in the patriarchy and its innumerable discriminatory practices
The persistently reductionist discourse that women have the vocation for housework
False gender stereotypes only restrict women’s potentials

3. We haven’t reached the desired representativeness yet
4 reasons why we should interrupt this cycle of inequality

4. The educational process
First
Because we haven’t managed yet to break the most primary and effective ideological bonds of discrimination against women:
The educational process

5. Cultural vestiges of a patriarchal society
Second
Because the development of a woman’s career is highly affected by children’s birth and education
Cultural vestiges of a patriarchal society

6. Leading position to modify this reality
Third
Because women are the main targets of psychological, physical and sexual violence
Leading position to modify this reality

7. Fourth We are not doomed
Because society still resists understanding the crucial role of women in all spheres of social life, especially in leadership positions
We are not doomed

8. But… we still have to overcome socially structured barriers
Women in the leadership of education and educational processes is the way to the necessary change

9. 8th World Women University Presidents Forum
Space of interaction among the many instances of women's struggle
Share strategies for female insertion in leadership roles

10. Contact: reitora@ufmt.br
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