Las mujeres como referente de gestión en la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

This researchaddresses the issue ofwomenasregardsmanagementat the University ofCuenca, based on information obtained from theManagement Information SystemPersonnelused intheHuman ResourceUnitof the institutionreferred. The study was conductedin order todetermine theexistence ofgender inequalityinaddition toteaching,access toprofessional training processesand the exerciseofdecision-making positions, both men andwomen duringperiodbetween 1993and 2013at the University ofCuenca. Showprogress inimplementinggender andinstitutional culturein order toovercome thegapssocially constructed, for which he tookas a frameworkestablished policiesforgender equalityin Article70of the newConstitutionthe Republic ofEcuador. The results obtained are a benchmark in the construction of policies and in the development of affirmative action in pursuit of equal access for men and women to the professionalization required, to the teaching and /or to decision-making positions, through a system of selection with gender justice.