Mentoria acadêmica como aliada à integração de alunas de Computação no ambiente acadêmico

Abstract

With the increasing dropout rate of women in the early semesters of undergraduate Computer Science programs, actions to change this scenario are necessary. Therefore, the implementation of initiatives targeting the retention of women in Computer Science is of paramount importance. An academic mentoring program is proposed to engage, support, and welcome female students in a university’s early semesters of Software Engineering and Computer Science courses. This research aims to gather and analyze the accounts of thirteen incoming female students who participated in the academic mentoring program, thereby examining the mentoring’s contribution to their retention and collecting feedback. Based on this, future actions and the continuation of previously implemented initiatives have been suggested.