La ventana. Revista de estudios de género versión impresa ISSN
1405-9436 AZAOLA GARRIDO, Elena. Patrones, estereotipos y
violencia de género en las escuelas de educación básica en
México. La ventana [online]. 2009, vol.4, n.30, pp. 7-45. ISSN
1405-9436. Based on data on a very wide spectrum of behavior,
attitudes and stereotypes through which gender discrimination
manifests itself, this paper introduces and sketches in broad
strokes the current situation of gender equality and gender
violence in elementary and secondary schools in Mexico. The
sample included 395 public elementary and secondary schools
nationwide; questionnaires were applied to 26 319 boys and
girls. Among the most important findings are that: a) two thirds
of the boys and the girls reported having been physically
assaulted in the last two years; b) 6.3% of the boys and girls
said spontaneously that the first thing they would change about
their school would be to reduce violence, and c) that
psychological aggression has the highest incidence a