Despite the prolific normative framework on gender mainstreaming in academic institutions, its implementa-tion has not been effective. This article pays attention to the Political Science curriculum. First, we examine the syllabi of first-year courses of all the Political Science degrees offered in Spain through several quantitative indicators and carry out a qualitative content analysis of the main introductory textbooks. Second, we evaluate the impact of such pervasive gender-blind curriculum on students, by means of the case study of a single university, through focus groups. The existing gap be-tween the normative framework on gender mainstream-ing in universities and the practice of its implementa-tion, specifically as regards the curriculum, allows us to reflect on how this deficit can limit the development of students' critical thinking and make their future professional practice reproduce gender inequalities.
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Mestre, T. V., & Álvarez, A. A. (2019). Gender blindness in the political science curriculum and its impact on students. Revista Internacional de Sociologia, 77(3). https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2019.77.3.18.003
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