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Making women visible. Gender bias in Colombian Economic History Courses

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  • Marta Juanita Villaveces Nino
  • Pilar Torres Alvarado

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Is teaching impaired by gender bias? Following growing academic interest targeting gender bias in university curricula, we analyse the participation of literatura written by women in the compulsory course of Colombian Economic History to inquire about the existence of gender bias in the field of teaching. We analyse gender bias in two categories: relevance and participation to conclude that teaching and the investigation of the subfield reveals the existing biases in the economy and a slowness to change despite a growing awareness of the issue among scholars. This work seeks to contribute, based on a particular case, to the discussion on gender bias in teaching. ****** ¿La ensenanza está afectada por prejuicios de género? Siguiendo el creciente interés académico por focalizar el sesgo de género en los planes de estudio universitarios, analizamos la participación de lecturas escritas por mujeres en el curso obligatorio de Historia Económica Colombiana para indagar sobre la existencia de sesgo de género en la docencia. Analizamos el sesgo de género en dos categorías: relevancia y participación para concluir que la ensenanza y la investigación del subcampo revela los sesgos existentes en la economía y una lentitud para cambiarlos a pesar de una creciente conciencia entre los académicos sobre el tema. Este artículo busca contribuir, desde un caso particular, a la discusión sobre los sesgos de género en la docencia.

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  • Marta Juanita Villaveces Nino & Pilar Torres Alvarado, 2021. "Making women visible. Gender bias in Colombian Economic History Courses," Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, vol. 40(84), pages 791-813, October.
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    1. Einar Lie, 2007. "Economic History and Economic Theory," Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, vol. 33, pages 1-2.
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      Economic history; gender bias; pedagogy; Colombia.;
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      JEL classification:

      • N01 - Economic History - - General - - - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods
      • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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