Program Overview

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Postgraduate Diploma Intersectionality and Gender: Approaches to Public Problems

Information

• Carla Gonzalez -Mario Roa

Date and time

The program will take place from March 11, 2026, to November 26, 2026, on Wednesdays and Mondays at 18:00 hrs.

Location

The program will be held at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Avenida CapitŠn Ignacio Carrera Pinto 1045, —uŮoa) in a semi-presential mode.

Addressed to

The program is aimed at professionals or graduates in Social Sciences or related fields who work in or are interested in gender issues.

Organize

The program is organized by the Department of Social Work.

Value

The program costs $1,777,114 (2026).

Academic Coordinator

The academic coordinator is Dra. Javiera Cubillos Almendra.

Description

The Diploma Intersectionality and Gender: Approaches to Public Problems arises from the reflection accumulated by the Nķcleo I+D+I Diversidad y Gťnero, with the interest of deepening complex readings of various situations of exclusion and social inequalities. The program aims to address the challenges faced by public action and social intervention processes that address gender inequalities, applying an intersectional perspective.

Program Objectives

The program objectives are:

• Understand the epistemological, theoretical, methodological, and ethical-political foundations of feminist and gender studies.
• Examine and understand the contributions of intersectional feminist perspectives to the complex understanding of social inequalities and exclusion processes.
• Problematize unidimensional readings of gender inequalities from an intersectional feminist perspective.
• Reflect on the design and implementation of social interventions from an intersectional feminist perspective.
• Critically analyze public policies addressing social issues related to gender from an intersectional feminist perspective.

Academic Body

The academic team includes:

• Javiera Cubillos Almendra
• Hillary Hiner Carroll
• Lelya Troncoso Pťrez
• Caterine Galaz Valderrama
• Carolina MuŮoz Rojas

Curriculum

The program consists of four courses:

• Semester 1:
  1. Introduction to feminist and gender studies
  2. Public policies, gender, and intersectionalities: Current challenges
• Semester 2: 3. Intersectional feminist perspectives 4. Social intervention: Challenges from a critical intersectional perspective

Description of the subjects

Course descriptions:

• Subject 1: Introduction to feminist and gender studies
  • Objective: Introduces feminist and gender studies in an interdisciplinary dialogue with social sciences.
• Subject 2: Public policies, gender and intersectionalities: Current challenges
  • Objective: Analyze public policies addressing gender issues, focusing on current challenges in Latin America.
• Subject 3: Intersectional feminist perspectives
  • Objective: Deepen understanding of intersectional feminist theories and their contributions to complex social inequality analysis.
• Subject 4: Social intervention: challenges from a critical intersectional perspective
  • Objective: Examine social interventions from a critical intersectional perspective, analyzing discourses, logics, and methodologies.

Application

The application period is open from October 16, 2025, to January 30, 2026. To apply, candidates must:

• Create a UCHILE passport account
• Complete the application form and attach required documents (degree certificate, ID, brief CV in PDF format)
• Wait for confirmation of availability from the coordination assistant via email.