Ética do ser humano e ética de mercado : experiências formativas do ser mulher em TI

Abstract

In a historical moment when Information Technology (IT) has become an everyday presence in virtually all human actions, discussing the ethical issues involved in this context - especially for those who produce it, as students and professionals - becomes not only timely but necessary. For this reason, the present research aimed to understand how the experiences of women in IT (programmers) have contributed to the shaping of womanhood in technology, in the interplay between universal human ethics and market ethics. To achieve this understanding, it was necessary to: analyze the experiences of women programmers that have influenced (and continue to influence) their choice of the IT field; relate the gaps perceived by women programmers in their formative process of becoming women in IT; problematize and understand common experiences found in the formation of women in IT, in the relationship between universal human ethics and market ethics. Thus, the research had an exploratory and qualitative nature, based on dialogical epistemologies, with data collection instruments including an online survey with an explanatory video, semi-structured individual interview, and a reflection group. Content analysis was conducted following Laurence Bardin (2011) and focused on three dimensions considered formative of becoming women in IT: education, work, and individual characteristics. Among the results, it was possible to highlight that experiences in IT and personal life demonstrate how the two ethics analyzed permeate us almost imperceptibly because we do not actively think about them. At times, they are antagonistic, as seen in examples of mass layoffs of those who are producing or the dismissal of those who do not tolerate sexist jokes. Other times, these logics represent a dialectical movement, as there is a material need for life where the conditions set by the company are accepted to sustain oneself, but at the same time, women feel compensated in the end, being able to be at home with their children and providing a better life for them than they had before. As alternatives to this dialectical movement, one can mention cooperative communities and support networks for sharing their stories and pains. Further exploration of women's mental health in this context, especially educational proposals developed during university education in the IT field, is one of the possibilities for continuing the research at the doctoral level.[resumo fornecido pelo autor]