https://sociedadyeconomia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/sociedad_y_economia <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(34.901960%, 34.901960%, 34.901960%);">The journal </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-style: italic; color: rgb(34.901960%, 34.901960%, 34.901960%);">Sociedad y Economía </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(34.901960%, 34.901960%, 34.901960%);">is a Latin American publication aimed at researchers who are interested in the understanding of social dynamics and economic processes. To this end, its pages publish academic articles in the fields of economics, sociology and, in general, the social sciences. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> en-US <p>Revista sociedad y economía editada por la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Económicas de la Universidad del Valle se encuentra bajo una<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"> Licencia Internacional Creative Commons Atribución - No comercial 4.0</a></p> <div> <div> <p>Basada en una obra en <a>http://sociedadyeconomia.univalle.edu.co</a></p> </div> </div> revistasye@correounivalle.edu.co (Revista Sociedad y Economía) asistencia.revistas@correounivalle.edu.co (Vanessa Gutiérrez) Tue, 27 May 2025 17:53:01 -0500 OJS 3.3.0.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://sociedadyeconomia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/sociedad_y_economia/article/view/14358 <p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p>Economies with a strong STEM component tend to show better economic indicators and perform better in terms of innovation and job creation. However, little is known about wage distribution in STEM in Brazil and how it varies by gender and region.</p> <p><strong>Objective</strong></p> <p>This article aims to investigate the regional distribution and wage premium of the Brazilian STEM workforce, with a specific focus on gender disparities between STEM and non-STEM fields.</p> <p><strong>Methodology</strong></p> <p>Using microdata from the Annual Social Information Report (RAIS), we apply an econometric model that adapts the Oaxaca-Ransom wage decomposition.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong></p> <p>The STEM workforce represents 1.8% of the formal labor market and is unevenly distributed: the highest concentration is in the Southeast, and the lowest in the North and Northeast. Gender gaps in STEM vary by region, being smaller in core STEM areas and larger in those with higher female representation. Moreover, wage premiums are higher in the South than in the North.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p> <p>Our findings highlight the geographical distribution of STEM employment across Brazilian regions and the regional differences in fields of knowledge. We observe that men receive higher wage premium than women across a broader range of activities.</p> Patricia Bonini, Fernanda da Silva, Gabriela Sótero Copyright (c) 2025 Sociedad y Economía http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://sociedadyeconomia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/sociedad_y_economia/article/view/14358 Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500