“…Nevertheless, as in the rest of the world, and despite the growing numbers of women students as well as lecturers, the higher the level (career, administrative positions and research grants), the lower the level of participation by women (Leta 2003;Grossi et al 2016). Moschkovich and Almeida (2015) conducted a study at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), which, as a public university, provides a special opportunity for analysing possible gender discrimination faced by women, since it ostensibly experiences stability in admissions, and promotion decisions are controlled by the lecturers. According to the authors, there are two patterns of gender inequality at Unicamp: concentration in certain areas of knowledge, and fewer women in the highest positions, thus implying better wages and more prestige and power for men (Moschkovich and Almeida 2015;Velho and León 1998).…”