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Aretha Eileen Costley – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand better the experiences of Black women, their unique encounters caused by the intersectionality of their race and gender, and the support strategies they rely on to navigate the environment of the United States STEM field. The study's theoretical foundations were the Critical Race…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Gender Bias, Racism
Haitova, Nizoramo M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The literature on adult students, and in particular, graduate students with children, reveals that female students often struggle to balance their studies and home life due to juggling multiple roles. To date, research on student mothers has primarily focused on domestic students, with few studies examining the experiences of international student…
Descriptors: Muslims, Graduate Students, Adult Students, Females
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Mojab, Shahrzad; Taber, Nancy – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2015
Through our reading of the memoirs of women political prisoners in Morocco, Iraq, and Iran, this article explores the transnational feminist praxis of building solidarity. We cross-read these memoirs in the context of Aboriginal women's encounter with state violence in Canada. This cross-reading and contemplation are intended to trouble the…
Descriptors: Females, Violence, Gender Bias, Autobiographies