The master’s program in Gender Studies (MEG) in the Center for Gender Studies of the University of Veracruz(CEGUV) is a research-oriented graduate program with a social impact, recognized by the National System of Graduate Studies (SNP) of the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation (Secihti). Its focus is educating individuals to have a solid theoretical and methodological foundation from a feminist and queer perspective, within the framework of the social sciences, using an interdisciplinary and intersectional approach. This framework allows for the development of experts in gender studies who contribute to the analysis and addressing of major national and local issues through research, intervention, and teaching activities in collaboration with specific groups, social organizations, and public and private institutions.
The MEG is part of the field of gender studies in the state of Veracruz. This postgraduate program is the result of the work of feminist academics at the University of Veracruz (UV), committed to the production of new knowledge and to research and teaching in gender and sexuality. It comprises a Core Academic Faculty (NAB) and visiting professors made up of specialists with postgraduate degrees in gender, sexuality, and social sciences, who have extensive experience in research and teaching analyzing phenomena such as gender-based violence, sexual diversity, masculinities, sex work, human trafficking, women’s political participation, feminist and queer pedagogy, the use of space from a gender perspective, and care practices from a feminist approach. These specialists are constantly involved in student mentoring, which has been strengthened by semesterly committees and colloquia. These colloquia also include commentators from academics with diverse backgrounds, as well as gender specialists from other national and international higher education institutions.
