A Study on Gender and Sexuality in Chemistry Teaching

Abstract

This article presents the results of a state-of-the-art research that aimed to investigate the theme of gender and sexuality in the teaching of chemistry. The mapping of research was carried out from 2010 to 2021 in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations of Capes (Coordination for Higher Education Personnel Improvement) and in the Portal of Periodicals of Capes. In the National Meeting of Chemistry Teaching and National Meeting of Research in Science Education, the period was from 2010 to 2020. 43 works were identified that involved the theme, however only 8 researches involved chemical contents. A large part of the inventoried researches encouraged the participation of women in the scientific career. In this sense, it is inferred that the theme gender and its nature involving chemical concepts are still incipient in chemistry classes.