Gender perspective of higher education institutions in the south-southeast regions of Mexico

Abstract

This research sets out the results of a collective research project realized by 17 scholars of the gender network called Regen (a network that belongs to the south and southeast region of Anuies, Mexico) that concentrates the results in the book titled “Gender, Universities and Science: A gender perspective of the educative institutions” published by the Autonomous University of Campeche and the Autonomous University of Yucatan in 2011. The subject that defined the theme of the study was the perspective of gender
relations in educational institutions and graduate programs in research institutions an approach of high-priority analysis in the program of activities of the network. The objective was to know some advances in the matter of planning and operation of
educative programs, as well as affirmative actions directed to improve the conditions of women in educative institutions, as
well as to contribute to a knowledge of the position and condition of the women who study and/or work at the universities
and research centers of this region of the country. For it, the position of women in decision making and in labor organizational
(administrative and academic) positions was identified, as well as, the positions in which they are integrated to the university
community and research areas. Based on the information available and the position and condition of the women in ten institutions
of education superior in this region of the country, this work is only the initial process that deserves to be carried out with majors financial resources and human to know how gender inequality is still present in all scenarios of the universities and research center of the region.