Last week, the Federal Government launched a program aimed directly at black, indigenous and gypsy women, under the auspices of the Ministry of Racial Equality.
Under the name ‘Atlânticas: Programa Beatriz Nascimento de Mulheres na Ciência’, the initiative is also a tribute to the black historian Beatriz Nascimento.
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The idea is to guarantee access to free education and of quality, with around 45 scholarships for “sandwich doctorates” and post-doctorates abroad.
Another objective is for black, quilombola, indigenous and gypsy women already enrolled in a doctorate at Capes to be able to apply for scholarships.
The investment destined to the initiative is R$ 8 million and it appears in an innovative way. This is because, according to the Ministry, only 4.9% of doctoral sandwich scholarships are held by black women — compared to 30.9% for white women.
With the creation of 'Atlânticas', it is possible to increase the insertion of these women in the scientific world, collaborating for their permanence in research.
Thus, more black, indigenous, quilombola and gypsy women will feel confident in betting on a scientific career with recognition.
According to Ana Venturine, director of Affirmative Actions at the Ministry of Racial Equality, more women will be encouraged, since “they have historically been excluded from these spaces”, she said.
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In addition, the Minister of Racial Equality, Anielle Franco, guarantees that “we cannot talk about science without thinking about how diversity it is a condition for producing quality science at undergraduate and graduate level”, she declared.
Understand the name ‘Atlânticas: Beatriz Nascimento Women in Science Program’
The Ministry of Racial Equality implemented the name of one of the main researchers in the country, Beatriz Nascimento, to the program, as a tribute. Nascimento contributed to studies on black identity in the country. She died in 1995, victim of femicide, at the age of 52.
As part of the agenda of Racial equality, the Ministry is going to launch, on July 31st, another exchange program. The idea with this new program is to encourage study in African, Latin American and Caribbean countries. So far, the folder has not released more details about the new initiative.
