[Female presence in teaching of dentistry and medicine carrers at the National University of Cordoba].
Social stratification based on gender has undoubtedly a powerful bearing on the division of labor in the area of health. The presence of women has reached significant levels in the Teaching Departments at almost every Institution of Higher Education, although it has been observed that the higher the position, the fewer the women occupying such positions. The purpose of this work is to analyze the evolution of admission and leaving of men and women students as well as the distribution of teaching positions according to sex at the School of Dentistry and at Medical School of the National University of Cordoba. In addition, this study aims at visualizing both the feminine role and the existence of posts in the field of education which are traditionally staffed by women, and also the factors contributing to define these positions. An analysis of the female participation in university education shows that in those programs of study where there is a predominance of female students, the proportion of women teachers is lower. It has also been noticed that the proportion of women working as teaching assistants is higher than that of women occupying leading positions in the management of the Schools. By the year 2003, at the University of Cordoba, 43% of the teachers and 58% of the students enrolled were women. At the School of Dentistry there is a higher percentage (10%) of female teachers, while at the School of Medicine the male teaching staff is 19.3% higher. These data allows us to infer that most probably, the differences observed in our analysis are the result of a held belief that considers that Medicine belongs to men's domain and consequently, women medical doctors find it difficult to gain prestige and reach high-level, well paid positions.
Sánchez Dagum
Mercedes L
ML
Cátedras de Odontología Preventiva y Social I-II-III, Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina. msdagum@odo.unc.edu.ar
Sánchez de Sica
Esther
E
Hernando
Luis M
LM
D001118:Argentina; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D005179:Faculty, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012575:Schools, Dental; D012577:Schools, Medical; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce