A Network with Gender: Instituonalization Framework, Pedagogical Space, Feminist Science Impulse and Pro-Equality Impact, through a Historical-Political Testimony

Abstract

This article reflects on the Network of Academic Gender Links at the UMSNH, through a historical-political testimony that bifurcates in four ways: 1) the process of institutionalisation: advantages, concessions and splits; 2) its capacity as a space for pedagogical encounters between women: beyond the feminostometer; 3) its convening power for scientific work: incitement to the interdisciplinary construction of feminist science; and, 4) its repercussion and participation in the construction of institutional gender equality policies at the UMSNH.

It concludes that the main achievement of the REAG has been the transformation of individual mentalities through collective processes of exchange among its members, in which both teaching and research activities as well as actions in our daily lives have been coloured in violet, dignifying the experiences and knowledge that emanate from the feminine difference.