Statement
Public
1.- The Executive Committee of the Council of Rectors, in light of the student demonstrations demanding institutional policies of equality and diversity in each of our universities, considers it essential that the communities themselves, in accordance with university procedures, initiate as soon as possible a process of reflection and dialogue aimed at finding urgent and substantive answers, within a framework of respect for the fulfillment of all the functions and tasks of the university.
2.- One of the priority tasks of this institutional policy should be to generate, on the basis of dialogue and participation, the rules and protocols intended to prevent and punish within our educational institutions those behaviors related to sexual harassment, discrimination based on sex, gender or sexual orientation and the creation of sexist environments.
3. The protests organized by students at several of our universities should be considered a warning sign of a serious and widespread conflict affecting our entire society. We must address and manage this conflict in accordance with the respective institutional procedures, fostering an atmosphere of trust and genuine empathy with the grievances and demands that give meaning to these demonstrations. Given the importance and complexity of the deliberation we must undertake, we also urge everyone to avoid the acts of violence and force that are currently affecting some universities or academic units.
4.- With that same purpose we call for such protest actions, certainly legitimate as a defense of the dignity and moral integrity of every person and an expression of cultural and political demands typical of a democratic society, to avoid disqualifications and accusations that damage the honor and privacy of other people or violate fundamental legal principles of our coexistence.
5. Universities, as institutions of education and culture, must, by virtue of their intellectual mission, be fully aware that gender inequality gaps exist across all sectors of society. This is not limited to conditions that facilitate or render invisible behaviors such as sexual harassment. For this very reason, various universities have initiated and achieved institutional processes aimed at developing a comprehensive equality policy, from which a public policy proposal for higher education should emerge, with the participation and responsibility of the relevant public bodies.
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