Efecto del sexo en el rendimiento académico de estudiantes de biología biosanitaria de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra / The effect of gender on the academic performance of students of biosanitary biology at Pompeu Fabra University

RESUMEN

Introducción: Actualmente, las universidades españolas fomentan políticas de igualdad de género, entre ellas la Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Las autoridades educativas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de la Vida de dicha universidad estaban interesadas en conocer si el resultado académico de sus egresados era similar entre hombres y mujeres. Objetivo: Para conseguir la meta anterior, se planteó un estudio con todas las personas egresadas en la licenciatura de biología, primera titulación que se implantó en la facultad y que tenía una orientación biosanitaria. Sujetos y métodos: Se registraron las calificaciones de todos los egresados de las diez promociones de la licenciatura referentes al expediente final y a cinco asignaturas con características cognitivas diferentes anatomía, fisiología, genética, bioinformática y bioética. Resultados: Los resultados en todas las variables estudiadas fueron similares entre hombres y mujeres, no existiendo ninguna diferencia significativa. Conclusiones: Los resultados se valoraron positivamente ya que, al haber igualdad entre sexos, no se consideró que fueran necesarias medidas especiales respecto al tema estudiado para fomentar la igualdad

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Currently, Spanish universities promote policies of gender equality, including the Pompeu Fabra University. The educational authorities of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences of this university were interested in knowing if the academic result of their graduates was similar between men and women. Aim: To achieve the above goal, a study was planned with all the people graduated from the Biology degree, the first degree that was implemented in the faculty and that had a bio sanitary orientation. Subjects and methods: The qualifications of all the graduates of the 10 undergraduate promotions in the final file and five subjects with different cognitive characteristics were recorded anatomy, physiology, genetics, bioinformatics and bioethics. Results: The results in all the variables studied were similar between men and women, with no significant differences. Conclusions: The results were positively valued since, as there was equality between genders, it was not considered that special measures were necessary to promote equality regarding academic performance