Gender Branch

MISSION

The main purpose of the Gender Subdirectorate is the coordination of comprehensive and three-sector training initiatives on gender issues in the community of the Faculty of Education, UC, considering the areas of initial teacher training, academic development, research and links with the environment.

VISION

The Gender Subdirectorate of the UC Faculty of Education aspires to build an educational community that considers the gender perspective in all areas of academic work and initial teacher training, promoting tri-state participatory actions that guarantee training and coexistence free of violence and gender discrimination.

Gender Sub-Directorate Guides (Project funded by FONDEDOC 2024 'Gender Mapping for Initial Teacher Training')

We present the Gender Approach Guidelines in the Faculty of Education

From the Gender Sub-directorate of the UC Faculty of Education, we make these essential guides available to our entire community to build more just, inclusive and violence-free educational spaces. Download them below:

Download Guide 1 - Gender approach for teachers

Download Guide 2 - Guidelines for cases of sexual violence, gender violence and discrimination at UC

Download Guide 3 - Non-sexist communication

Download Guide 4 - Key concepts about gender

Objectives

Tri-estionally sensitize the academic community of the Faculty of Education on the issues of gender and sexual diversity, in the training processes, research, relationship with the environment, generating spaces for information, dialogue and discussion.
Facilitate and promote the implementation of institutional gender policies in force at the Catholic University in the local space of the Faculty, articulating its work with the Gender Directorate, Unit for Prevention and Support for Victims of Violence and other relevant units.
Build spaces for dialogue on policies and gender relations that allow the community to reflect on problems and gender violence from a structural, historical and socio-cultural perspective.
Design and implement strategies to mainstream the gender perspective in the curriculum of the undergraduate and postgraduate careers and programs taught by the Faculty of Education, seeking to eradicate sexist practices both in teaching spaces, pedagogical practices, as well as in the production and dissemination of knowledge.
Create and strengthen networks with local school communities, and national and international institutions in order to offer continuous training on gender and education issues.
Disseminate the production of knowledge on gender and education developed by the faculty and researchers who lead the discussion at a national and international level.

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Design and development of strategies and activities to sensitize and educate the community of the Faculty of Education on gender issues, and problems of inequality, violence and discrimination.

Creation of spaces for information, dialogue and discussion on gender and education issues, and problems of inequality, violence and discrimination.

Strengthening of institutional gender policies through joint initiatives with the other gender units of the University.

Generation of informative and pedagogical material on institutional policies on gender and gender violence relevant to the faculty of education.

Promotion of the gender training program for academics and teachers developed by the university in the Faculty of Education.

Design and development of courses, workshops and specific training programs on gender issues for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Support and promotion of activities on gender led by students of the faculty in order to build spaces free of violence.

Promotion of research and literature on gender and education to the community of the faculty.

Creation and strengthening of collaboration networks on gender issues at the institutional, national and international level.

Creation of training spaces on gender issues to offer the national education system and continuous training education.

Team

Ana Luisa Munoz

Deputy Director of Gender

Professor of History, Geography and Civic Education at the Universidad de la Frontera. She has a Master's in Education from UC and a PhD in Educational Culture, Politics and Society from the State University of New York.

aumunoz@uc.cl

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Marin, Barbara

Gender Subdirectorate Coordinator

bpmarin@uc.cl

Global Advisor

Errazuriz, Valentina

Assistant Professor

Study areas: Digital education and post-qualitative research methods, Educational justice, Political subjectivation of children and youth

verrazu1@uc.cl

Ramírez, Cecilia

Associate Teaching Professor

Study areas: History and educational policy, Heritage, memory and education

dramirev@uc.cl

Layana, Fabiola

Financial Analyst

flyana@uc.cl

(+56) 95504 5945

Josefa Estrella Daroch

External Vice President CEPe

josefa.daroch@uc.cl

Elizabeth Henriquez

CEPI President

elizabet.henriquez@uc.cl

Andrea Orellana

Alumni UC Education Faculty, Professor at CREE College.

aorellana@colegioscree.cl

UC Gender Policies

News

Gender Branch

The Gender Sub-Directorate participated in the 4th Fair of Non-Sexist Education and Self-Care at Liceo 4 Isaura Dinator

The Gender Sub-Directorate of the UC Faculty of Education participated in the 4th Fair of Non-Sexist Education and Self-Care at Liceo 4 Isaura Dinator, an event that promoted Comprehensive Sexual Education, the prevention of violence and the construction of more inclusive and discrimination-free educational spaces.

Gender Branch

The Deputy Director of Gender at the UC Faculty of Education participates in the 2nd CRUCH Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education.

The 2nd CRUCH Seminar at PUCV addressed gender mainstreaming in higher education. The UC School of Education reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive and feminist education.

Gender Branch

The Faculty of Education leads the creation of the first Network Against Gender Violence and Discrimination at the UC.

The completion of this cycle represents a significant step in the Faculty's commitment to ensuring violence-free spaces, where the educational community takes on a leading role in building environments of respect, diversity, and mutual care.