Transversalización del enfoque de género en las políticas en la Universidad de Cuenca: un análisis desde la percepción estudiantil

Abstract

This research work addressed the analysis of the perceptions of students at the University of Cuenca on policies with a gender approach through a mixed methodology, which was applied to a quantitative sample of 311 learners, enrolled in the period March - September 2022. The individuals participating in the focus group were student representatives; the research also reviewed the instruments administered within the institution, reflecting the study’s objectives. The main results, on one hand, show that the participants´ educational process takes place in an environment interwoven with situations of inequality, injustice, and exclusion, which demand urgent attention, being the responsibility of the entire university community to join efforts to face this problem. On the other hand, it is revealed that although the public analyzed policies contain mandates that contribute to the achievement of the rights of people without any distinction, they result in "dead letters", since they are scarcely socialized, they have minimal budgets, and unsuitable personnel for its implementation and follow-up. Lastly, the main challenges for the mainstreaming of the gender approach are identified as the political will of the authorities, to have professional technical staff in gender to guarantee its realization in practice, to assure the academic offer in Gender in all superior academic schools, and to develop multidisciplinary research which may include the gender perspective.