Enfoque de género: hacia la erradicación de la violencia contra la mujer en la educación universitaria

Abstract

This work has the purpose of socializing before the scientific community interested in the matter, the presentation of the partial results obtained, within the framework of the formulation of a broader project called: Gender study for the eradication of violence in the System of Higher Education: Case ULEAM. In this work, the results obtained from the partial diagnosis of the situation in gender relations that are developed in the ULEAM are presented to identify the existence or not of sexist practices. From this framework, the “Eloy Alfaro” Secular University of Manabí is part of the Gender Network, whose membership aims to contribute to the fulfillment of the objectives of the National Plan for Good Living. The research is quantitative, specialized bibliographic sources were consulted. Among the results, the following stand out: Regarding whether a teacher, student, or administrative officer (man) sexually harasses them, 96.56% do not answer the question, 1.15% express that they are a teacher, 2.06% point to male students and the 0.23% to an administrative. It is assumed that those who did not answer it is because the question does not apply or because they are afraid to answer it. The results show that there is sexual harassment of female students within ULEAM by male students, teachers, or administrators. It is concluded that the rights of women are inviolable, that they must be recognized and respected by the entire university community.

Keywords: gender approach, violence against women, university education.