Desigualdades de género en la educación para el cambio climático. Estudio de casoMéxico y España
- Antonio García-Vinuesa
- Laura Odila Bello Benavides
- María Lucía Iglesias da Cunha
ISSN: 1405-6666
Year of publication: 2020
Issue Title: Educación y comunicación para el cambio climático
Volume: 25
Issue: 87
Pages: 1013-1041
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista mexicana de investigación educativa
Abstract
Educational research on environmental education and science teaching identifies differences in men's and women's knowledge of scientific and environmental topics. Men declare having greater knowledge, and women tend to perceive greater risk in events involving hazards. This article explores these premises through a case study of a group of students in Mexico (N= 300) and in Spain (N= 300), ages 15-18. The students answered closed-ended questions about their knowledge and the risks of climate change. The results do not permit establishing a causal relationship between gender and knowledge or perceptions, although they reveal that gender, as a social and cultural construction, influences the acquisition of certain knowledge and the assessment of risks.