Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education

This article examines the manifestations of resistance to the inclusion of gender perspectives in teaching within Catalonia's Schools of Education. Drawing on feminist institutionalism, the study conceptualizes resistance as a multifaceted phenomenon encompassing individual-institutional and ac...

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Authors: Caravaca Hernández, Alejandro|||0000-0002-7394-5721, Agud Morell, Ingrid|||0000-0003-3759-5784
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Publication Date:2026
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Language:English
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Keyword:Higher education
Gender equality
Resistance
Teacher training
Policy enactment
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spelling Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher educationinsights from Schools of EducationCaravaca Hernández, Alejandro|||0000-0002-7394-5721Agud Morell, Ingrid|||0000-0003-3759-5784Higher educationGender equalityResistanceTeacher trainingPolicy enactmentThis article examines the manifestations of resistance to the inclusion of gender perspectives in teaching within Catalonia's Schools of Education. Drawing on feminist institutionalism, the study conceptualizes resistance as a multifaceted phenomenon encompassing individual-institutional and active-passive dimensions. Based on 24 semi-structured interviews with faculty members across five Schools, the research explores resistances and the underlying factors that enable them. Findings reveal that most resistances take the form of passive, subtle behaviours, shaped by factors such as institutional inertia, academic freedom, and the marginalization of gender perspectives within education disciplines. Despite the inclusion of gender equality in official policy agendas, the lack of enforcement mechanisms often relegates these mandates to symbolic gestures, limiting transformative change. Furthermore, active resistances, including denial, trivialization, and ridicule, emerge when institutional cultures or practices are directly challenged. The study demonstrates how resistances reflect deeper power struggles and offers insights for studying policy enactment in universities.Routledge 220262026-01-0120272027-07-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleimage/vnd.microsoft.iconhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/325022https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/09540253.2026.2617578reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades https://doi.org/10.13039/100014440 FPU20/02963embargoed accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_f1cfAquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3250222026-06-06T12:50:31Z
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title Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education
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Caravaca Hernández, Alejandro|||0000-0002-7394-5721
Higher education
Gender equality
Resistance
Teacher training
Policy enactment
title_short Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education
title_full Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education
title_fullStr Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education
title_full_unstemmed Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education
title_sort Resistances to gender mainstreaming in higher education
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Caravaca Hernández, Alejandro|||0000-0002-7394-5721
Agud Morell, Ingrid|||0000-0003-3759-5784
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Agud Morell, Ingrid|||0000-0003-3759-5784
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Higher education
Gender equality
Resistance
Teacher training
Policy enactment
topic Higher education
Gender equality
Resistance
Teacher training
Policy enactment
description This article examines the manifestations of resistance to the inclusion of gender perspectives in teaching within Catalonia's Schools of Education. Drawing on feminist institutionalism, the study conceptualizes resistance as a multifaceted phenomenon encompassing individual-institutional and active-passive dimensions. Based on 24 semi-structured interviews with faculty members across five Schools, the research explores resistances and the underlying factors that enable them. Findings reveal that most resistances take the form of passive, subtle behaviours, shaped by factors such as institutional inertia, academic freedom, and the marginalization of gender perspectives within education disciplines. Despite the inclusion of gender equality in official policy agendas, the lack of enforcement mechanisms often relegates these mandates to symbolic gestures, limiting transformative change. Furthermore, active resistances, including denial, trivialization, and ridicule, emerge when institutional cultures or practices are directly challenged. The study demonstrates how resistances reflect deeper power struggles and offers insights for studying policy enactment in universities.
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