title: [Gender perspective in health care teaching: a pending task].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gender must be considered in the design and implementation of health policies to safeguard equity and accomplish sanitary objectives.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify gender perspective in the curricula of five health care careers in the Universidad Austral de Chile. To identify the situation of women in the teaching profile of such curricula.
  
  
  METHODS
  An exploratory and descriptive study with a critical reading of the structure of the programs of 217 courses. Revision of official academic registries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gender is usually not included in the curricula of health care careers. The generic language conceals female academics and students. There was a scarce inclusion of cross sectional issues such as collaborative work, interpersonal and democratic relationship, equity and critical analysis. There were no differences in academic achievements between female and male students. The contractual profile of female academics reproduces the gender inequity of the work market.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The inclusion of gender is a pending task in the training of health care professionals.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Enfermería Materna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Magíster en Desarrollo Rural, Chile. earcos@uach.cl
authors.forename: Estela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arcos
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poblete
authors.forename: Irma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Molina Vega
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Yanira
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zúñiga
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fecci
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Márquez
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramírez
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002677:Chile; D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004651:Employment; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011640:Public Policy; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching; D016387:Women's Health; D014933:Women's Rights