An example of this has been the work of the AJCU, which through the virtual conference "Commitment to Justice in Jesuit Higher Education", hosted by Georgetown University in 2021, addressed the Universal Apostolic Preferences in synergy with pressing issues in the framework of Higher Education, such as racial and environmental justice, migration, Women's leadership and Ignatian spirituality.
 
This activity was inaugurated by Father General of the Society of Jesus, Arturo Sosa Abascal, who in his opening message considered the importance of active commitment to justice in our educational apostolate. We invite you to read more about this important event and, above all, to review the conference resources for reflection and action in our classrooms and work teams.

As we commemorate International Women's Day, we invite our Jesuit Higher Education communities to reflect and examine their role and commitment to justice and equity with the women who collaborate in our apostolates and those we serve. 


For this reason, we present the article "EDUCATION AND GENDER: EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY," by Fr. David Fernández Dávalos, S.J. We are convinced that its reading can provoke deep reflections in our community.
 

“Inferiority and superiority between genders are inculcated from childhood. In schools, through the hidden curriculum, gender mandates begin to be inculcated. Sexist attitudes, discrimination, and abuse constitute cultural violence that is learned from early childhood and that sustains various forms of direct violence.”

Fr. Fernández Dávalos, S.J., is the former executive secretary of the Association of Jesuit Universities in Latin America (AUSJAL). He also held positions as president of IBERO Mexico-Tijuana, IBERO Puebla, ITESO, and director of the Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez Human Rights Center (Centro Prodh). He also participated in the 36th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus.