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oapen-20.500.12657-497382021-07-06T00:50:12Z Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education Ro, Hyun Kyoung Fernandez, Frank Ramon, Elizabeth J. Access Chilly culture in STEM Diversity discrimination Engineering female agency Gender equality Gender equity gendered norms gender disparities Higher education Inclusion inequalities leaky pipeline in STEM Math Mathematics Minorities National Science Foundation (NSF) ProActive Network (WEPAN) participation Science STEM STEM careers STEM education STEM labor market STEM tertiary education STEM workforce Sustainable Development Goals Technology UN SDG bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher & further education, tertiary education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies & policy This timely volume brings together a range of international scholars to analyse cultural, political, and individual factors which contribute to the continued global issue of female underrepresentation in STEM study and careers. Offering a comparative approach to examining gender equity in STEM fields across countries including the UK, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa, and China, the volume provides a thematic breakdown of institutional trends and national policies that have successfully improved gender equity in STEM at institutions of higher education. Offering case studies that demonstrate how policies interact with changing social and cultural norms, and impact women’s choices and experiences in relation to the uptake and continuation of STEM study at the undergraduate level, the volume highlights new directions for research and policy to promote gender equity in STEM at school, university, and career levels. Contributing to the United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in science education, higher education, and gender equity in STEM fields. The text will also support further discussion and reflection around multicultural education, educational policy and politics, and the sociology of education more broadly. 2021-07-05T08:59:41Z 2021-07-05T08:59:41Z 2022 book ONIX_20210705_9781000426748_3 9781000426748 9780367512934 9781003053217 9781032048031 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49738 eng application/pdf n/a 9781000426748.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003053217 10.4324/9781003053217 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781000426748 9780367512934 9781003053217 9781032048031 Routledge 254 open access
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This timely volume brings together a range of international scholars to analyse cultural, political, and individual factors which contribute to the continued global issue of female underrepresentation in STEM study and careers. Offering a comparative approach to examining gender equity in STEM fields across countries including the UK, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa, and China, the volume provides a thematic breakdown of institutional trends and national policies that have successfully improved gender equity in STEM at institutions of higher education. Offering case studies that demonstrate how policies interact with changing social and cultural norms, and impact women’s choices and experiences in relation to the uptake and continuation of STEM study at the undergraduate level, the volume highlights new directions for research and policy to promote gender equity in STEM at school, university, and career levels. Contributing to the United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in science education, higher education, and gender equity in STEM fields. The text will also support further discussion and reflection around multicultural education, educational policy and politics, and the sociology of education more broadly.
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