Participation of women in engineering and technology careers at the National Technological Institute of Mexico in the state of Oaxaca

Abstract

This work presents an analysis of the participation of women in engineering and technology careers at the National Technological of Mexico, [Tecnológico Nacional de México] (TecNM) in Oaxaca, the state has eleven federal and two decentralized technological institutions. Statistical data was obtained from the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education [Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior] (ANUIES) from the period 2010 to 2021. The careers of the following subareas were considered: "engineering, manufacturing and construction" and "Information and communication technologies". To determine the influence of TecNM, the State University System of Oaxaca [Sistema de Universidades Estatales de Oaxaca] (SUNEO), the Autonomous University of Oaxaca Benito Juárez [Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca] and other universities with fewer students, both public and private. It was found that even when the total of student enrollment has increased at the state level, the difference in student enrollment between men and women has not changed much over the years, as well as the participation of women by discipline. The TecNM has the greatest influence in the academic training of female engineers in the state of Oaxaca, while in the Technology area it keeps up with other institutions.