In celebration of Pride Month, which provides an opportunity to reflect on equality, diversity, rights, and democratic coexistence, Usach's Faculty of Administration and Economics (FAE) highlights the work of Dr. Fabiola Miranda. Based in the Department of Management and Public Policy, Dr. Miranda’s academic career centers on how feminist theory and public administration can reshape state institutions to foster equality and democratic governance.
Through her research on the feminist movement in Chile, Dr. Fabiola Miranda analyzes how gender demands penetrate the state apparatus through a complex cycle of progress, institutional friction, and strategic reform. As Dr. Miranda notes, this interaction goes far beyond simple collaboration—it represents a dynamic interplay of political proximity, systemic conflict, and the institutional translation of social demands.
A central focus of her research is state feminism—the formal integration of feminist agendas into public institutions. While this process established gender inequality as a state responsibility through specialized agencies and targeted public policies, it also created a critical paradox: systemic demands for structural change are often diluted when translated into bureaucratic public policy frameworks.
The scholar also closely observes the role of new generations of feminists, who have broadened the discussions toward intersectional approaches, incorporating dimensions such as class, origin, race, sexual identity, and material living conditions. For the researcher, these perspectives do not replace previous struggles but rather engage with them and update their questions in light of new social contexts.
In the university setting, Dr. Miranda maintains that teaching, research, and administration play a fundamental role in building more democratic and violence-free communities. In a school like the FAE, which trains future professionals in the fields of administration, economics, and public policy, incorporating these approaches is key to shaping more just organizations and institutions.
As part of Pride Month, exploring Dr. Fabiola Miranda’s research highlights academia’s contribution to the critical analysis of inequalities and the strengthening of more respectful spaces. At the FAE of the University of Santiago de Chile, this work aligns with a public mission focused on educating individuals with social commitment, critical thinking, and the ability to contribute to a more democratic, inclusive, and violence-free society.