Francisca's blog

After finishing the public administration career, I am interested in taking the "Gender approach in management and public policy" diploma at the Instituto de Asuntos Públicos of the Universidad de Chile. The reasons to do this course are related to my interest in the incorporation of gender perspective in the public policy design. I consider it important to recognize that the roles, rights and obligations of women and men are culturally and socially determined unequally and hierarchically, therefore, it is necessary to consider differently the requirements, interests and priorities of both in the formulation of policies and programs, in addition to applying mechanisms and tools that tend to eliminate gender inequities. The subject that interests me most to study of the curriculum is "Design and analysis of public policies for gender equality and equity: case studies". I would take the postgraduate diploma in Chile and "part time", because I need...

When I was in school, I always felt more affinity with the humanities than with mathematics and sciences. For this reason I thought to be a history teacher (because the subject that I liked the most was history), however, I preferred to see other options as I was not really seeing myself as a teacher in the future. I think don’t have the ability to teach or explain things, besides, the labor field in Chile that is not the most optimal. I decided to study Public Administration for reasons of employability, since it has several areas in which we can work, for example in the direction of public organizations, high-level advice on public affairs, research and dissemination of knowledge about public affairs and management and coordination in the public policy process.   Nevertheless, sometimes I think that working on these things is a bit boring; I think that office hours and being in front of a computer all day is a bit tiring and stressful. But I resign because I think I will h...

I do not usually be a fan or admirer of famous people generally, less than Chilean TV, since I do not watch much television (only the program "The Divine Food") at most, I like some singers and listen to their music, but I don't usually idealize anyone. However, if I had to choose one that I like, it would be Pancho Saavedra. He is the first one who comes to my mind for his charism and proximity to the people. That's what I notice most in his TV show “Lugares que hablan”, which shows different places of Chile, generally little known, and its local customs. Some people consider this person to be a populist because of his comments on Twitter offering help to people with different needs (It should be noted that Pancho Saavedra is one of the most followed Chilean animators on Twitter). They believe that they profit from these situations and that it is not necessary to advertise it so much. Nevertheless, although some people comment that, I like him. The presence ...

Hi! Today I am going to talk about the season that I prefer.   Being honest, I prefer autumn, however, due to climate change that season is not even perceived, therefore, if I have to choose one it would be absolutely winter instead of summer, for the reasons I’m going to explain in this post. Firstly, the cold of winter I can appease it with the right coat, but in summer it is impossible to withstand the heat (temperatures reach very high levels  ☹  and in Santiago it is even worse). Secondly, I love the idea of being curled up in my bed all day watching series, drinking tea and eating sweet things. Moreover, in winter I don't sweat as much as in summer; that's horrible!. I really like winter, however, I am discouraged by the idea that the four seasons of the year do not exist as before and that temperatures are so extreme because of climate change caused by the irresponsibility of us humans. It is important that we become aware of ...

Almost every summer I go on vacation with my family to my grandmother's house, near Chillán. This year was no exception and with my family we went there. We always visit several beautiful places in the new Ñuble region, and on the last week of our vacation we went to San Fabián de Alico, a place among the mountains full of nature, that we really like. I remember that with my brothers we wanted to go to another place, therefore, we were not very enthusiastic about the trip. However, my uncle took us to a sector of the commune that we did not know, which fascinated us.   I think these holidays were special because I met a very beautiful place in our country, which I had not seen before with my family. We have not had many opportunities to travel together and meet new places. This time we travel to a corner of Chile that has a natural beauty due to its native forest, mountains and the Ñuble river with its turquoise waters. 

The country I would like to go is Italia because it catches my attention its culture, food and landscape. What I know about this country is that it has a very extensive cultural heritage and little of its gastronomy.   If I had the opportunity to go I would like to visit as many museums as possible and contemplate the architecture of its cities, especially the oldest, for example "Florencia". Besides, I would like to eat the gastronomic specialty of each region; however, I would prefer the vegetarian option, because I’m vegetarian for more than a year. Another thing I would like to do is walk around the several beaches and enjoying ocean swimming, especially "Capri". I’m not sure if I want to study, work or live there. I suppose that I just want to be a tourist, because I prefer take advantage of my money visiting different countries in a certain time. I think I would get bored being in the same place for a long time.