Women's Access to Research: Mexico

The article focuses on issues related to gender; sex, stereotypes, glass ceiling, skimming, gender equity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), gender refers to the social concepts of functions, behaviors, activities and attributes which each society considers appropriate for men and women. This article describes the situation of Mexican women in their participation in the scientific field and their role in research in Mexico. Nowadays, women are not given the leading role that corresponds to them, because throughout Mexican history their role in science and research has been minimized, limiting it to activities such as the manufacture of utilitarian objects and art (clothing, footwear, vessels, etc.), and care for the household (housework, child care, the elderly, parenting, etc.), etherizing, limiting and attributing to women activities related to their gender. limitations that reflect the discriminatory, prejudiced and chauvinist culture that predominates in Mexico today.However, Mexican women have gradually been breaking certain dichotomies and paradigms related to gender stereotypes, demonstrating that they possess great skills, abilities and knowledge, entering higher education, postgraduate studies, administrative positions, scientific disciplines, centers of research, as well as entry into the National System of Researchers, an institution that symbolizes the quality and prestige of scientific contributions in Mexico. Through a non-experimental qualitative methodology, based on the documentary research of the reports generated between 2014 to 2016 by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), the Mexican Academy of Sciences (AMC), the National System of Researchers (SNI), Secretary of Public Education (SEP) Survey on Public Perception of Science and Technology (ENPECYT) will provide a study that offers information on the current scientific participation of women researchers in the country proposing actions that encourage the participation of women in research and strengthen their development as knowledge promoters and drivers of scientific innovation in the country.