Structural barriers drive gender inequality across academic careers in Brazilian ecology

This dataset contains both qualitative and quantitative data collected through an online survey conducted over a four-month period in Brazil, from May to August, 2023. This survey was made available via the Instagram account of the ‘Women in Ecology’ project (<https://www.instagram.com/mulheres_na_ecologia/)>, which promotes the work of women ecologists in Brazil, and through an email list compiled from postgraduate programs and faculty contacts in ecology and conservation across the country. Additionally, we also shared the survey with Brazilian institutes and organisations focused on ecological research. The survey comprised 48 questions organised into seven sections: (1) personal information and demographics, (2) education and income, (3) work environment, (4) mentorship, (5) productivity, (6) parenthood, and (7) academic career satisfaction. The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Bahia (CEpEE/UFBA) under the Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Assessment (CAAE) 69100023.3.0000.5531. The file "data_cleaned.csv" contains data organised, translated, and filtered, with only answers gathered from scientific institutions. The file "Metadata_data_cleaned.csv" contains all the information related to the dataset. Reference: Costa, A.P.L.C., Ciccheto, J.R.M., Santos, M.E.F., Peres, L.N., Diele-Viegas, L., Bastiani, E. (2026). Structural barriers drive gender inequality across academic careers in Brazilian ecology. Scientific Reports.