La mujer en la gobernanza de instituciones públicas de educación superior en México. Estudio comparativo
Journal
Revista Española de Educación Comparada
ISSN
2174-5382
Publisher
Sociedad Española de Educación Comparada, SEEC
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
Villarreal-García, Mónica Adriana
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
In the upward trajectory of women, equality in leadership positions within higher education institutions is still not evident, although there's a growing shift in university governance that's starting to break the historic barriers for women, it remains a reality that this level has been largely unattainable to them. Various international and national laws and policies have pushed for gender equality, but it is still a work in progress. Globally, women hold almost a quarter of the top university leadership roles, but in Latin America, progress is slower. Despite qualifications and merits, women face numerous obstacles in reaching top university leadership positions. This study aims to investigate the position of women in university governance in Mexico by comparing public institutions, based on the national gender equity policy. It seeks to pinpoint specific policies or actions being implemented. For this, a descriptive and transversal work was followed in multilevel analysis in comparative studies which allows multifaceted and holistic investigations of the phenomena to be studied. The findings show that while the government and other entities have established laws and policies for gender equality, there is still a noticeable gap in the governance of public universities. Even though some progress has been made in addressing gender-based violence and other equality initiatives, these efforts are not enough to fundamentally change the culture and provide women with full access to the governing level. ©2024 Mónica del Carmen Meza Mejía, Claudia Fabiola Ortega-Barba, Mónica Adriana Villarreal-García. ©2024 Sociedad Española de Educación Comparada, SEEC, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED
License
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How to cite
Meza-Mejia, M. del C., Ortega-Barba, C. F., & Villarreal-García, M. A. (2024). La mujer en la gobernanza de instituciones públicas de educación superior en México. Estudio comparativo . Revista Española de Educación Comparada, (45), 106–129. https://doi.org/10.5944/reec.45.2024.39403
Table of contents
1. Introducción -- 2. Gobernanza universitaria -- 2.1. Políticas públicas de igualdad de género -- 3. Metodología -- 4.1. Fases descriptiva e interpretativa -- 4.2. Fases de yuxtaposición y comparación -- 5. Conclusiones.