This study intends to contribute to the discussion on the gender perspectives of women and
men holding management positions at Federal Institutions of Higher Education (FIHE),
having the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) as an analytical focus. In this sense, the
research deals with gender perspectives in a given sociocultural context and seeks to dialogue
with feminist epistemologies. The objective is to analyze how the women that holding
management positions such as Rector and Pro-Rector of the UFT put gender perspectives in
their practices. The question that guides this study is: how and if the women who occupied
management positions in the upper administration of the UFT put gender perspectives in their
practices? For that, we carried out a case study of a qualitative nature based on the
methodology of Oral History. Thus, the theoretical-methodological framework chosen for this
study seeks to understand gender perspectives in the organizational space, considering the life
stories, personal experiences of women and men who occupied management positions at
UFT. Oral history is important for this research, as it brings narratives of women and men
with an interpretation of the present together with memories of the past. Thus, this work
contributes to gender studies in spaces of power and decision-making within the university.
This work intends the narratives of women and men, however, the women's speeches are
highlighted, in view of the position they are in society and the path taken. The time frame was
2003-2021 covering a period of eighteen years, a period chosen due to the process of creation
and expansion of the university and has as interlocutors the seven women who held the
position of pro-rector and three men who held the position of rector of the aforementioned
Institution. The relevance of this study lies in presenting the social and professional reality
experienced by women who acted and act in conducting the UFT. In addition, it seeks to
awaken the interest of other researchers in the continuity of investigations of gender
perspectives in the Brazilian federal universities, contributing to the theme in the
contemporary world, where the creation of new epistemes on old themes stands out. It was
concluded, given the narratives presented, that the interlocutors of the research showed that
they did not have a theoretical notion of the gender perspective, so they do not operationalize
it in management. In this way, it is related to the structure and also to the individual
possibilities. Although the interlocutors have not mobilized the gender perspective in their
management, their presence in this space of power is a reflection of changes. It was noted that
the upper management environment at UFT is still not favorable to the entry of other women,
being predominantly occupied by men. Finally, it is necessary for more women to occupy
spaces of power so that our claims can be made explicit, recognized and contemplated with
gender equity. Equal opportunities for men and women and the equality of women with men
in occupying positions in spaces of power are necessary. In this way, we hope that this study
will broaden the debate on the presence of women in strategic positions in the Brazilian public
institutions
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