Women: Inequalities present in different spaces

Abstract

Abstract

At a worldwide level, different organizations have talked about the need for girls and women to have access to education at all levels, because the fulfillment of this right directly contributes to overcoming different inequalities. This essay aims to make an argumentative outline around the social spaces in which women develop, that are marked beforehand by the cultural and social construction of archetypes; this discussion is necessary to demonstrate that, even though many women have accessed university education and in different spaces, if it is analyzed in detail, manifestations of gender differences arise. This research is classified as being of a basic nature, using bibliographic sources such as reports issued by government institutions, journalistic reports and various authors who have provided data for analysis and argumentation. Among the results, it becomes clear that social hierarchies persist in access to education and different spaces; because beyond the numbers where female enrollment may be seen as being higher than men's; careers and different specialties involve gender and even beyond that, in the imaginary of many girls, there are a few preset options as to what they will do and what their duty should be; those are the archetypes that condition and limit. Having access to education represents more opportunities in different fields of daily reality in the public and private sectors, and a strong State, that recognizes the need to empower women by developing public policies to overcome this historical gender gap, is an indispensable condition.

Keywords: Gender; university women; empowerment; access to education;