The Gender and Sexualities Area of the UNR presents its Management Report 2019-2024
The report includes the balance of the work carried out after 5 years of assuming the challenge of mainstreaming the gender perspective in the University, carrying out an unprecedented and unprecedented process throughout the university system.
The creation of a specific management area had to be accompanied by a political strategy focused on cross-cutting approaches, avoiding the isolation, fragmentation, and atomization of a perspective with foundations and action strategies based on comprehensiveness and coordination. As an operational proposal for achieving this strategy, the “UNR Feminist Plan 2020-2023” was designed.
The Plan has five stages that aimed to assess the current situation at the UNR regarding gender gaps and the policies and actions implemented to reduce them. Based on the diagnostic report , meetings and working sessions were held in 2020 with all academic units, in conjunction with the UNR's cabinet coordination area, to develop objectives and goals.
The Plan was implemented through various programs and actions, involving collaboration with all academic units and management areas. Key actions and policies included updating the Protocol for Attention to and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence , mainstreaming Comprehensive Sexuality Education , expanding work-life balance and care policies , the Educational and Labor Inclusion Program (PIEL), implementing the "Alejandra González" Transgender Employment Quota , and developing awareness and training strategies on gender-based violence for the entire university community.
The development of gender policies and their institutional tools stands out globally. This was reflected in the Global Impact Ranking compiled by the British consulting firm, Times Higher Education , which assesses universities' contributions to the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations. The National University of Rosario (UNR) is among the top 10 universities in the world for developing SDG 5 , thanks to its work in eliminating all forms of gender discrimination and violence, improving access to rights, and ensuring women's effective participation in leadership and public life. Furthermore, UNR was awarded the 2024 LGBT+ Equity Certificate for its practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This recognition was granted by the Human Rights Campaign for its progress in inclusion and diversity.
The Gender and Sexualities Area Report reaffirms the importance and role of the University in the face of the serious dismantling of public gender policies at the national and provincial level, fundamental to guaranteeing access to rights for women and the diversity community. And in this way, the University renews its commitment to its community to continue and deepen the work carried out during these years of management.
Full report available at: https://unr.edu.ar/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/In fome-de-gestion.-area-de-genero-y-sexualidades-unr.pdf
By Danisa Monte / Photography Merlín Caminos