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In this topic, the objective is to identify and clarify the concepts predominantly used in this article, so that they can make sense and be understood in the context of gender equality in the higher education. Therefore, the most used terms include Bioethics is an area of inter and transdisciplinary study that involves Ethics and Biology, based on the ethical principles that govern life and its ethical dilemmas, emerging as a reflexive response on human interactions in society and in their environments. The bioethical principles are the model of bioethical analysis traditionally used and of great application in clinical practice in most countries is the principalist, introduced by Beauchamp and Childress (1979). These authors propose four fundamental bioethical principles: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, in a prima facie sense. However, these principles...
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Carlotto, I.N., Pereira, R.C.S., Dinis, M.A.P. (2020). Gender Equality Indicators in Higher Education: SDG 5 Perspective and Bioethical Approach. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_150-1
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