Chances for women to join the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil through public competition

Abstract

The primary aim of this research was to explore the factors that influenced the approval rates of applicants in the most recent examination for the position of Federal Auditor of External Control at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU). This study particularly focused on comparing the outcomes for male and female candidates. The demographic data of the applicants and their scores at each phase of the examination, along with their approval status, were analyzed. The research involved not only descriptive and exploratory analysis of the variables in the database regarding the profiles of the applicants, those absent, and those approved, but also the examination results. To compare the performance of male and female candidates, both the T-Test and Chi-square test were employed. The findings confirmed a trend of superior performance among male candidates and a higher likelihood of men being approved in the examination.