Woman at the university: gender differences in bachelors students

Abstract

The first female registration at Spanish university takes place in the year 1872 when María Elena Maseras Ribera accesses the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Since then, the number of female students has been increasing and their access to different disciplines has varied according to the social circumstances, always having as reference the domestic model. This research identifies the specialties of higher education that do not present an equitable gender distribution. For their development, they have selected Bachelor's students Spanish universities in the last three academic courses. Results reveal statistically significant gender differences at some areas of study. Women presence Spanish universities is greater in careers considered by society according to its role in the family. Conversely, technical degrees –closer to male stereotypes-, to reflect a minority female participation.

Keywords

• educación superior
• género
• mujeres
• universidad