Analysis of gender in social work university education in Spain
Abstract
This article provides an analysis of gender in social work university education. It begins by outlining the historical background of social work qualifications and describing some aspects relating to gender inequality in social work. Secondly, a descriptive study is used to compare graduates from the Social Work Faculty at Universidad Complutense, Madrid with the other Spanish public universities, based on the sex variable. A 30-year interval of higher education history is considered, from 1985 to 2015, which shows the persistence of gender differences in the graduate population. Thirdly, in relation to the workplace dimension, an analysis was conducted of teaching and research positions at the same Faculty, with a comparison by sex against the Universidad Complutense academic staff as a whole. The findings show that responsibility for teaching is unequal in terms of men and women. The article ends with brief conclusions.
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