Abstract

GARCIA VILLANUEVA, Jorge; AVILA RODRIGUEZ, Diocelina; VARGAS PEREZ, Martha Karina  and  HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ, Claudia Ivonne. Acerca de la feminización de profesiones. Caso: la docencia en preescolar en la Cuidad de México. La ventana [online]. 2015, vol.5, n.42, pp.129-151. ISSN 1405-9436.

This research addresses the feminization in Preschool Education in Mexico City. Four teachers of this level were interviewed. The findings indicate that gender roles are rooted in voice and expectations of the Mexican population, disseminated through social institutions such as the State, school and family. In addition, it was found that education authorities, mothers and fathers, reinforced the stereotype of the dominant masculinity that characterizes those attributes that highlight the reason, strength, aggressiveness and heterosexuality, doubting the ability of men to serve as teachers in preschool, giving them the label of gay or potential abusers. The arguments show that, for reasons of sex, women are naturally fit to become teachers because they have female qualities relating to tenderness, fragility and motherhood.

Keywords : gender roles; gender stereotype; feminization; prejudice; preschool education.

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