The research project «ENGENDER | Gender mainstreaming in curricula and pedagogical practices in Portuguese Public Universities», which took place at the Centre for Social Studies between March 2021 and September 2024, set out to determine the place occupied by the Women's, Gender, Feminist Studies (WGFS) in the different disciplinary fields, investigating how it is being integrated into curricula and pedagogical practices and its impact as perceived by those involved in them.

To meet this objective, the research looked beyond the titles of study programmes and curricular units to the integration of the gender perspective into teaching content and published research.

The following dimensions were at the centre of the analysis:

1. Political-institutional strategies developed over the last 4 decades;
2. Analysed study plans in force at higher education institutions (universities and polytechnics, public and private);
3. Curricula and teaching practices;
4. Published research with a gender perspective and national affiliation.

ENGENDER’s research team believes that the work carried out has resulted in an important contribution to making higher education in Portugal more gender-sensitive, improving its effectiveness for those who work in it and for those who seek educational development.

To this end, the results of the various studies carried out as part of ENGENDER are available in various formats:

Ebooks

– A Integração da Perspetiva de Género no Ensino Superior em Portugal: Construindo futuros 

– The Integration of the Gender Perspective in Higher Education in Portugal: Building futures

– Guia para a Integração da Perspetiva de Género no Ensino Superior

– Políticas públicas de igualdade de género na educação em Portugal: da legislação à difícil transposição prática
 

Articles

– “The Transformative Potential of Gender Equality Plans to Expand Women’s, Gender, and Feminist Studies in Higher Education: Grounds for Vigilant Optimism” 

– “Estudos sobre as mulheres, de género e feministas em Portugal: uma análise bibliométrica comparativa entre Web of Science e Scopus (1995-2021)”

– “Modalidades e graus de integração dos estudos sobre as mulheres, de género e feministas no ensino superior português: Uma análise sistemática dos currículos”

– “Gendered Micropolitics in Academic Work Environments: Uncovering Microaggressions during the COVID-19 Pandemic”

– “From Late Bloomer to Booming: A Bibliometric Analysis of Women’s, Gender, and Feminist Studies in Portugal” 

– “O que se ensina nos estudos de género em Portugal: uma análise bibliométrica dos planos curriculares”

– “La institucionalización de los Estudios de las Mujeres en Portugal: un análisis de los planes de estudios de los grados de maestría y doctorado en Universidades públicas” 

– “La división sexual del trabajo doméstico académico en la universidad con sesgo de género bajo la Pandemia"

Vídeos (available HERE)

- 6 sessions of the Seminar «From Gender Studies to Gender Studies in Higher Education» (Feb 2023)

- Documentary on the Advanced Training Course «Pedagogical Practices for Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education»

- 5 science slams with some of the project's highlights