Students' Perceptions of Gender Mainstreaming in University Teaching in Greece

• In Event: International Relations Committee Paper Session 1

Abstract

The growing need for gender mainstreaming (GM) in university teaching has led to an increasing interest in this topic. This study aims to explore the status of GM implementation in Greek higher education. To this end, first, we adapted and validated the Sensitive Assessment for Gender Equality (SAGE) index into Greek, and, second, we explored from the extent to which gender equality policy is being infused into teaching. Participants were 1194 university students, 89% females, 22.45 years old from diverse Greek public universities, who completed an online questionnaire voluntarily. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a 15-item three-factor structure that explains 55.11% of the variance suggesting that the SAGE-G presents adequate psychometric properties to identify curricular and institutional reform needs.

Authors

• Ioanna Kitta, University of Alicante

• Maria Cristina Cardona, University of Alicante