La Revista FEMERIS tiene por objeto divulgar estudios doctrinales y rigurosos sobre género en el ámbito de todas las disciplinas, entre ellas, la historia, la filosofía, las ciencias jurídicas, las ciencias sociales y ciencias de la información, entre otras.

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  • Does Politics even use Lipstick? A study on power, gender, and legitimacy in Brazilian Politics

    Alves Palacios, Rosiane (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
    Although societies have made some progress in gender equality, in most countries, women remain a minority in parliaments. In Brazil, women work, vote, syndicate, and exercise other fundamental rights. However, in many areas, especially those related to work, the participation of women still needs to be questioned, as is the case of political participation. This investigation aimed to investigate how Brazilian female political representatives see the scenario of female participation in the country’s politics. For this, the theories of the Glass Ceiling with that of Max Weber’s Legitimacy of Power were associated. The study is qualitative in the qualitative approach and the narrative method, with structured interviews applied to state and federal deputies and Brazilian senators; the discourse analysis technique was used. The fusion of the two theories provided resources for the analysis of power if considered gender and the understanding of the role of sexism in the low rates of female participation in politics. There is a vicious circle in which the female population hardly gets involved in public life because it oversees private life and the few women who participate face many obstacles. It is up to the parties’ fundamental role to include women in their staff, not only to comply with Brazilian legal provisions but also to eradicate the idea that politics is masculine.
  • “Las mujeres que cosían y los hombres que fumaban”. Voces de mujeres trabajadoras en la España de los siglos XX y XXI

    Rubio Ortega, Andrea (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
    Este artículo reseña: Negrete Peña, Rocío y Somolinos Molina, Cristina (ed.) (2021). “Las mujeres que cosíany los hombres que fumaban”. Voces de mujeres trabajadoras en la España de los siglos XX y XXI. UMAEditorial, Málaga.
  • Educating in Equality, consolidating networks. A boost to teaching innovation with a gender perspective in university classrooms

    Ruiz Franco, Rosario (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
  • Mercedes Formica. A voice in defense of women’s rights in Franco’s silence

    Ruiz Franco, Rosario (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
  • Gender, race and class in the novel ‘Curved Station’ by Uxue Apaolaza

    Martin-Etxebeste, Jon (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
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  • An educational application to promote gender equality in primary education

    Montaner Bueno , Andrés; Fernández Corbalán, Isabel María (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
    Gender inequality is a serious problem that affects not only the female population but societies in general, limiting the possibilities of reaching their potential growth and preventing them from becoming truly democratic societies in which there is real equality of rights. This study presents a didactic application aimed at promoting gender equality applied to groups in the fifth year of Primary Education at a public school in the Region of Murcia. For this we have tried, first of all, to specify the concept of gender and the possible negative repercussions that unequal treatment between men and women entails. Subsequently, we defend the approach that the educational system is an ideal means for the adequate formation of gender identities and the integral development of people. As an instrument for our purposes, we propose the use of reading due to its socializing function, especially in children at earlier ages. In the implementation of our didactic proposal we have used an ethnographic methodology with pre-test and post-test to know the evolution of the participants’ thinking and a series of activities related to the reading of Marta Rivera’s book illustrated by Cecilia Varela called “Ellas hicieron historia: mujeres admirables”. Included here are the analysis of the text, the literary gathering and the simulation of interviews and letters to female historical figures. The results obtained are encouraging, since an improvement in awareness regarding behaviors based on gender equality is observed and it is confirmed that this type of activity constitutes a good line of action to continue training students in this value.
  • The visibility of gender diversity in social networks. The case of Spanish trans influencers in TikTok

    Martínez Marcos, Blanca (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
    The percentage of the population that uses social networks on a daily basis is increasing, its rapid expansion and acceptance, especially among the younger audience, has made them become a new way to socialize, create friendships, expose the daily life of many people, etc. Gender identity is a booming issue in social networks, but this exposure has advantages and disadvantages, especially when the person who is exposed in these social networks belongs to a group that already in the offline world suffers discrimination for such membership. The trans community is one of the groups that are part of the LGBTTTQI+. These groups are beginning to use social networks to show their history, the difficulties in their transition, the emotions, and feelings they experience etc. In short, they tell their experiences and also denounce the situations of rejection, violence and/or harassment they may suffer both in the offline and online world. This media exposure puts in their way people who support them, who feel identified, who take them as icons of the fight against transphobia, etc. but it also shows the dark side of society in which other users use their publications against them to show disrespect, insults, threats, etc. Therefore, the question is, can social networks serve to fight rejection and help people discover and construct their gender?  
  • Feminism and the politics of resilience: Essays on Gender, Media and the End of Welfare

    Martínez-Sánchez, María (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
    Este artículo reseña : McRobbie, Angela (2020) Feminism and the politics of resilience: Essays on Gender, Mediaand the End of Welfare. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK, 2020, 153 páginas.
  • Labor inequality in academic life in Chile. Contributions from a gender perspective

    Aparicio Molina, Carolina; Garrido Rivera , Andrea; Oviedo Muñoz, Gabriela; Basulto Gallegos , Óscar; Fuente-Alba Cariola, Fernando (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-10-16)
    In consideration of the gender gaps that exist in the university academy, the research proposed an exploratory-descriptive study of a quantitative nature with the objective of analyzing gender parity in the academic functions of public, non-state universities in the south of Chile. For this purpose, the academic staffs of three universities were analyzed. The results show a university composition that perpetuates gender inequality in the academic staff, identifying the reproduction of androcentric models. In turn, for academic careers, a slight tendency was observed to equalize the presence of women and men in the initial categories, but which faded at higher levels. Horizontal segregation showed that men tended to be in the majority in management positions, and there was evidence of particularly masculinized territories. In projective terms and evidencing the inequality in which academic women are found, especially in areas linked to research and management positions, it is necessary to move from the comprehensive-reflective process to a transforming action within the university institutions, which generates changes that are formally installed in the different areas of development of the work of the houses of higher education.
  • Nothing is the same after Law 15/2022, either in the legal framework of labor relations

    Cabeza Pereiro, Jaime (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
  • Chronicle of the 8th March. Women’s Equality Day organized by the Spanish Association of Labour Law

    Redondo Torres , Daniel; Otero Ruíz de Alegría, María (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
     The present chronicle compiles the speeches presented at the 8th of March - Women’s Equality Day organized by the Spanish Association of Labour Law, dedicated to the new regulation of equality by Law 15/2022, Integral for equal treatment and non-discrimination.
  • Law 15/2022, of July 12, on equal treatment and non-discrimination. The inclusion of new autonomous causes of prohibition of discrimination

    Grau Pineda , Carmen (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
      Nine months have already passed since the approval of Law 15/2022 and, this March, the echoes of the expectations that its approval generated return. We are witnessing the first Spanish law on anti-discrimination law that covers both existing and future discrimination, a law that pursues the double objective of preventing and eradicating any form of discrimination and protecting victims and, therefore, deserves the consideration of law of guarantees, general law, and comprehensive law. Taking as reference the art. 14 CE and, together with the six “classic” grounds for discrimination included in community regulations -birth, racial or ethnic origin, sex, religion, opinion, any other personal or social condition or circumstance-, expressly incorporates those of age, orientation or sexual identity and gender expression, disability, disease or health condition, serological status and/or genetic predisposition to suffer pathologies and disorders, language and socioeconomic situation. This contribution intends to conduct a first approximation to the causes that are presented as most controversial and that, surely, will generate an extensive and lengthy debate, both doctrinal and jurisprudential in the immediate future.
  • Legal developments on the regulation of the affirmative action according Law 15/2022

    Sánchez-Girón Martínez, Beatriz (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
    Positive action is part of the principle of equal opportunities, and their purpose is to avoid the situations of inequality which are source of discrimination. International and national law, has gradually been accepting its admission, and finally, not only regulates but also promotes them. Thanks to the case law the requirements of the measures of affirmative action are identified. In Spain, recently has entered into force the Law 15/2022, of July 12, about equality and non-discrimination, which culminates the process of transposition of the EU anti-discrimination Directives. Similarly, the latter also contains some references labour relations. The aim of this paper is to emphasize what are the requirements that every mea sure must satisfy to be considered a positive action, otherwise it would lack legitimacy. This will help to study what positive action measures are and what legal support they have had in our legal system, especially with regard to the workplace. Hereinafter, we will do, on the one hand, a comparison between the previous scenario, focused on the protection of people with disabilities and women, with collective bargaining as the leading role, and, on the other hand, we will assess the novelties introduced by this Law 15/2022. Although the social value of this law is undeniable because it extends the protection against discrimination to new subjects, we already anticipated that it does not stand out due to the novelties it brings to the legal regime of positive action.
  • Blázquez Agudo, E. M. y Sierra Hernáiz, E. (Directoras). La transición justa desde la perspectiva

    Dormido Abril, Julia (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
    Este artículo reseña: Blázquez Agudo, E. M. y Sierra Hernáiz, E. (Directoras). La transición justa desde la perspectiva de género. Ed. Aranzadi.
  • Equality measures and plans in private companies. Regulatory framework and doctrinal and judicial interpretation

    Lousada Arochena, José Fernando (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
    The Organic Law for the effective equality of women and men of 2007 established a regulatory framework for the collective bargaining of equality measures and plans in private companies. The star measure was the obligation to implement equality plans in companies with 250 workers or more. Royal Decree-Law 6/2019 amended the regulations, among other reasons, to extend the obligation to companies with 50 workers or more. The present study is aimed at analyzing the regulatory framework currently in force, the application and interpretation that has been carried out by the courts of justice and a review of scientific doctrine.
  • Chronicle of the European case law on equality (from 1/9/2021 to 31/8/2022)

    Jacqmain, Jean; Lousada Arochena, José Fernando; Quintero Lima, María Gema; Tormos Pérez, Juan Alberto; García Romero, Belén (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
    This paper deals with the analysis of judgments related to the principle of equal treatment and opportunities and delivered from September 1, 2021 until August 31, 2022 by the Court of Justice and General Court of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. It also covers the Judgments handed down by the Court of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court).
  • Chronicle of the Spanish Constitutional Court case on equality rights (year 2022)

    Ron Latas, Ricardo Pedro (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
  • Judicial and administrative guarantees of equal treatment at work in Law 15/2022

    González del Rey Rodríguez, Ignacio (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
     Law 15/2022, of July 12, for equal treatment and non-discrimination, does not directly modify any labor regulations, but indirectly affects some principles and rules of labor law. This paper analyzes the incidence of Law 15/2022 on labor regulation. In particular, the disagreements in relation to the judicial and administrative guarantees of equal treatment and non-discrimination at work. First, in the legal framework. Secondly, in the principles and preventive rules. Thirdly, in the administrative guarantees and penalties procedures (administrative and disciplinary). Finally, in court proceedings (enlarged procedural ability, precautionary or preservation measures, distribution of burden of proof, shared responsibilities and compensation for damages, especially moral).
  • The news of the Bradwell v. Illinois, determined by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1873, with the persistent lack of equality in the work of women (separation, segmentation, prohibition) in its hundred and fiftieth anniversary

    Vizcaíno Ramos, Iván (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-05-23)
    This work examines the timeliness of the words contained in a landmark 1873 United States Supreme Court decision rejecting a woman’s claim to practice law, to the effect that women were unsuitable for many professions because of «the natural and proper timidity and delicacy which belongs to the female sex». On the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the decision in question, it is analyzed to what extent expressions such as the aforementioned, or similar expressions, have been repeated until they have become a historical constant. And to what extent the persistent lack of equality for women in the workplacemay be perpetuated in the future, especially if certain professions or activities (such as that of conducting an orchestra) continue to be classified as dangerous, presumably only for women, who will then continue to need protection.
  • Perspectiva de género y discapacidad. Un acercamiento al éxito académico

    Ramírez Morera, Marcela (Instituto Universitario de Estudios de Género de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2023-01-17)
    El presente artículo tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre las características y estereotipos presentes en las perspectivas de género y discapacidad intervinientes en las experiencias de éxito académico en la educación superior de las mujeres con discapacidad, a través de las narraciones biográficas y desarrolladas por medio de cuatro focos de discusión. Se acudió al paradigma de la codificación desde la Teoría Fundamentada, mediante el diálogo entre perspectivas teóricas. De esta forma se desarrollan temáticas de interés vinculadas con autonomía, estereotipos, naturalización de la discapacidad y reconocimiento de derechos humanos. Los resultados indican que el género y la discapacidad juegan un papel importante dentro del contexto educativo, por lo que resulta primordial discutir acerca de las características sobre el género y la discapacidad debido a que se evidencia la existencia de estereotipos por parte del contexto sociofamiliar que rodean a las mujeres con discapacidad. No obstante, cotidianamente las mujeres enfrentan dichos juicios de valor para alcanzar el éxito académico.

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