Toward gender equality in Moroccan universities: female university teachers from a gender perspective

Abstract

Given its multiplying effect via students, Moroccan universities are a strategic space for eradicating or at least reducing the traditional gender inequity present in current Moroccan society. This study aims to improve the status of Moroccan female university teachers by informing on the opinion of the university teaching staff themselves. A mixed methodology was used, with interviews and a questionnaire distributed amongst 143 male and female teachers. Variables associated with a greater perception of this problem were detected: marital status, holding a post in the administration and age. Despite the undoubted advances in Moroccan universities in terms of gender equity, we identify two groups of teachers with opposing views. Some reported blatant gender inequity, among which we highlight a greater awareness of the youngest teachers, while others were not aware of the problem and did not admit its existence. This problem should not be overlooked.