Measurement of Organizational Climate with a Gender Focus in the Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Abstract

This research measures the organizational climate perceived by teachers working at epn and determines if there are differences when the results are disaggregated by gender. The methodology is of a quantitative nature with a sample of 61 teachers; the tool was constructed considering two factors: the dimensions that are most frequently evaluated by validated psychometric instruments for measuring the organizational climate and the parameters that determine labor discrimination by gender established in the Gender Equity Model. Some results are: there is a proportionally low participation of women who perform teaching tasks and a lower percentage of contracts with appointment; there are marked differences in salaries and in having access to positions of power; no woman earns more than the average of men and there are no women in management positions. In general, women consider that the work environment is not adequate in any of the dimensions considered -decision making, organizational clarity, leadership and motivation. In conclusion, the perception of the work environment differs when the results disaggregated by sex are analyzed and the existence of the glass ceiling in this institution is evidenced.