As Astrocientistas e o paradoxo da desigualdade de g\^enero na f\'isica

TL;DR

This paper discusses the organization and significance of the Brazilian event 'As Astrocientistas', highlighting its role in promoting women in astrophysics and addressing gender inequality in science.

Contribution

It provides insights into organizing a major scientific event aimed at empowering women in physics and shares lessons learned from this experience.

Findings

The event raised awareness about gender inequality in physics.

It fostered community and support among women physicists.

Organizing such events can positively impact gender diversity in science.

Abstract

The first edition of the event As Astrocientistas: the Brazilian Meeting of Women and Girls in Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Gravitation, happened in February 2021. It gathered great names of Brazilian science to pay homage to Brazilian female researchers and other female physicists with close ties to our community. This paper presents our motivation to organize this event, the challenges we faced, and exposes the learning experience we gained from doing so. We will talk about the relevance of this event as we perceive it.