{"id":39760,"date":"2018-02-12T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lospoliticosveracruz.com.mx\/?p=39760"},"modified":"2018-02-11T19:57:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T01:57:33","slug":"las-mujeres-y-la-ciencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lospoliticosveracruz.com\/?p=39760","title":{"rendered":"Las mujeres y la ciencia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cecilia Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Polisemia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>De acuerdo con El Universal (https:\/\/goo.gl\/938YkX), en M\u00e9xico s\u00f3lo el 36% de los investigadores son mujeres. En el mundo, este porcentaje apenas alcanza el 29%, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9? La respuesta se divide en dos factores, fuertemente enlazados: discriminaci\u00f3n y estereotipos.<\/p>\n<p>En una sociedad dividida por el g\u00e9nero, esto no deber\u00eda representar una sorpresa. Si bien se ha combatido, durante a\u00f1os se pens\u00f3 que las mujeres pertenec\u00edan al \u00e1mbito dom\u00e9stico y que sus cualidades mentales no pod\u00edan con las dificultades de las ciencias.<\/p>\n<p>Entre los siglos XIX y XX aquella era la idea extendida en nuestro pa\u00eds y las que se atrev\u00edan a pensar diferente eran vistas con recelo. Este fue el caso de Matilde Petra Montoya Lafragua, la primera m\u00e9dica mexicana que se enfrent\u00f3 a innumerables obst\u00e1culos desde que estudi\u00f3 parter\u00eda hasta que obtuvo su doctorado en 1887.<\/p>\n<p>En contra de Matilde se publicaron art\u00edculos en los que la llamaron masona, protestante, imp\u00fadica, perversa y peligrosa. La Escuela Nacional de Medicina tambi\u00e9n particip\u00f3 en la guerra en su contra intentando impedirle que presentara su examen profesional, argumentando que los estatutos hablaban de \u201calumnos\u201d y no de \u201calumnas\u201d, pero Matilde no cej\u00f3 y el 24 de agosto de 1887 logr\u00f3 su titulaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Los obst\u00e1culos que Matilde Montoya enfrent\u00f3 nos podr\u00e1n parecer ahora lejanos: ninguna universidad actual se atrever\u00eda a negarle un examen profesional a una mujer por el simple hecho de serlo y si se publicara un art\u00edculo que condenara la sed de conocimiento de las mujeres, \u00e9ste ser\u00eda fuertemente criticado. Pero aun as\u00ed las mujeres siguen siendo una minor\u00eda en la ciencia. La p\u00e1gina web Mujeres con Ciencia (https:\/\/goo.gl\/A2whMh), que a su vez recoge las conclusiones de un estudio publicado por el laboratorio de pensamiento<\/p>\n<p>Pew Research Center, describe que las cient\u00edficas suelen ser discriminadas en sus lugares de trabajo, as\u00ed como recibir acoso sexual. Para ellas, el g\u00e9nero es una desventaja en su profesi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Las universidades tampoco son remansos de conocimiento y paz. Las estudiantes de carreras enfocadas en la ciencia suelen quejarse de la discriminaci\u00f3n de sus compa\u00f1eros y maestros, del acoso y el sexismo. De acuerdo con sus testimonios, su vida universitaria parece un calvario m\u00e1s que una \u00e9poca de aprendizaje y maduraci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Y cuando se trata de las m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as de la familia, quiz\u00e1s tampoco les estemos haciendo grandes favores. \u00bfLos juguetes dirigidos a ellas? Un universo de cocinitas, tocadores, mu\u00f1ecos y mu\u00f1ecas de fantas\u00eda&#8230; Cuando las compa\u00f1\u00edas tratan de volverse m\u00e1s equitativas, por ejemplo, sacando pistolas de agua para ellas, las pintan de rosa. Por supuesto, siempre nos quedan los diversos juegos de ciencia de Mi Alegr\u00eda, aunque en sus empaques abunde la representaci\u00f3n de los ni\u00f1os frente a la de las ni\u00f1as: cuando ellas aparecen, lo hacen con compa\u00f1eros. En cambio, ellos pueden aparecer solitos y en mayor cantidad.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bfQu\u00e9 nos estaremos perdiendo por la falta de mujeres en la ciencia? Los c\u00ednicos dir\u00e1n, con un desprecio propio de los adversarios de Matilde Montoya, que nada, que si las mujeres no estudian ciencias es porque no quieren. Pero otras voces se levantar\u00e1n y explicar\u00e1n que lo que hace falta es derribar los estereotipos de g\u00e9nero y fomentar en las ni\u00f1as el inter\u00e9s por los mecanismos ocultos del mundo que las rodea. Este 11 de febrero fue el D\u00eda Internacional de la Mujer y la Ni\u00f1a en la Ciencia y aunque la fecha nos haya rebasado, no hay que dejar pasar la oportunidad de reflexionarla y actuar.<\/p>\n<p>Correo: polisemia@outlook.es<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: polisemia_CM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cecilia Mu\u00f1oz Polisemia &nbsp; &nbsp; De acuerdo con El Universal (https:\/\/goo.gl\/938YkX), en M\u00e9xico s\u00f3lo el 36% de los investigadores son mujeres. En el mundo, este porcentaje apenas alcanza el 29%, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9? La respuesta se divide en dos factores, fuertemente enlazados: discriminaci\u00f3n y estereotipos. 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