Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico
Abstract
Four years ago, the editorial board of the journal SEMATA decided to devote a special issue to gender studies. This idea came as a recognition of their consolidation in the general context of the humanities, the growing number of researchers working within this field, and their interdisciplinary character. Even if four years ago the planning of such a publication was still received with a certain reticence from some sectors, today the situation is much different. Gender, feminist and women studies are a common part of the university curriculum (BA’s, Masters, graduate courses, postdoctoral degrees) as well as the focus of centres of research in Social Sciences and the Humanities, which have been founded in many Spanish universities. Gender studies have also become important in the context of applied social sciences, such as development programs - a sector that employs a growing number of professionals and social workers, such as equality agents, who require a specialization on gender studies. Many universities have opened departments devoted to issues of gender equality in order to develop plans to achieve these goals
