Hidden violence in bachelor female students

Abstract

Gender violence against women is a social problem that has generated great interest in higher education institutions in Mexico. Currently, female students stand against gender violence through different actions such as public marches, anonymous complaints in complaint boxes and on social networks, to denounce violence in its different manifestations such as bullying and sexual harassment by students or teachers respectively. This study was carried out at the Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, located in Saltillo, Coahuila (UAAAN), aimed to determine the degree of violence in its different manifestations in the female student population at the bachelor level. For the study, 9 of 14 careers taught at the headquarters were randomly selected. The measurement instrument consisted of a survey that addressed gender inequality, psychological, verbal, cybernetic and teacher violence. The instrument was applied in electronic format to a total of 110 female students who were in the eighth and ninth semesters. The study found that 70% of the surveyed students reported having suffered gender inequality, 34.5% psychological violence, 80% violence through language, 15.5% cyber violence and 60.9% teacher violence. It is concluded that there is gender inequality towards the female students who also suffered the types of violence studied at the UAAAN.