Proigualdad 2022-2024

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Key Information

"PROIGUALDAD 2020-2024" is a national program dedicated to advancing gender equity, inclusivity, and the empowerment of women and girls across various sectors. This initiative represents an integral component of the broader national policy on equity, and the 2022-2024 iteration marks its fourth stage of development. PROIGUALDAD serves as a roadmap that facilitates meaningful dialogues between Mexico's women and government institutions, aimed at addressing some of the most pressing concerns and demands of women. Its overarching objective is to ensure the well-being of women and girls while actively working to bridge the gender gaps that can compromise their future.  Within the program's strategic framework, several actions are directed towards the realm of education. Among these is Action 3.3.2, which seeks to enhance the content in schools within basic education, specifically focusing on nurturing girls' self-care and autonomy skills. This aligns with the primary objective of PROIGUALDAD, which is to "Enhance the conditions for women, girls, and adolescents to access well-being and health without discrimination, grounded in a rights-based perspective”.

Additionally, a comprehensive curriculum revision is being implemented to eliminate deeply ingrained gender stereotypes. For instance, under "Component 4.2.2," there is a concerted effort to integrate strategies into national education sector plans for basic, primary, and tertiary institutions. These strategies are designed to challenge traditional masculine behaviors rooted in romanticized notions of love, while simultaneously fostering respect and a deep understanding of women's rights to lead a life free from violence (as dlifeetailed on page 89). Furthermore, as part of this curriculum overhaul, the program actively promotes the development of codes of conduct and effective strategies aimed at both preventing and reporting incidents of sexual harassment within tertiary institutions 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mexico

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Mexico

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2022 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

National Institute for Women (Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres or INMUJERES)

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Yes

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Social and emotional learning

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Digital literacy
  • Gender equality
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Other community members - female

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Mothers
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
  • Gender, rights and power

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • Raising awareness about existing laws/policies

School-related gender-based violence

  • Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equal power in relationships
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)