Analysis of Sexism in University Students

Abstract

A study is presented that analyzed the characteristics of sexism; a descriptive, non-experimental cross-sectional methodology was used. The sample consisted of 3004 randomly chosen university students. A measurement scale with 12 items was used that allowed us to understand the current situation of the students in relation to sexism. The results indicate that sexism in university students is low, statistically significant differences were found between men and women, however, both groups present low scores. Likewise, there are differences in sexism by professional career, where engineering students score higher than social science students and age correlates directly and low with the variable under study.

Keywords: Sexism, students, university.

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