THE GUADALAJARA UNIVERSITY AND GENDER EQUALITY. PROPOSAL

Faced with the challenge of establishing sustainability vision of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) is elementary that every member of society respects others, the role of the university is important in the formation and transmission of knowledge with a philosophy of gender equity. This paper deals with the role of universities to society is commitment to shape a culture of gender equality. Since the publication of the General Act on equality between women and men, in different countries, we have considered the research questions What happened since the adoption of the Law?, what universities have implemented policies?, what is the commitment of the University? The findings, documentary research was carried what they are doing some universities in Spain, Latin America and Mexico. For more than two decades of international policies towards equality between men and women, has not succeeded in establishing a policy of gender equity in university organizational structures.