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Do Mothers Get Lost at the Postdoc Stage? Event History Analysis of Psychologists at German Universities (1980-2019)
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Habicht, Isabel M. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
Women in academia are typically outnumbered by men, a phenomenon metaphorically known as "the leaky pipeline." This study contributes by showing a motherhood penalty in the career pipeline at the postdoctoral stage in Germany--that is, during habilitation. Based on CV information and an email survey, the paper examines which factors are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Psychologists, Postdoctoral Education
Is It Transformation or Reform? The Lived Experiences of African Women Doctoral Students in STEM Disciplines in South African Universities
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Mkhize, Zamambo – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields have historically been disciplines dominated by white men. The colonial ideology designated Africans as subhuman, inferior intellectually, socially, and culturally to the white masculine norm in STEM disciplines. STEM education and careers were thus constructed to attract white,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Womens Education, Females
'Treading the No Woman's Land': The Gender-STEM Dynamics in Higher Education in Premier Institutions of India
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Maji, Sucharita; Mitra, Sharmili; Asthana, Manish Kumar – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
The gender dimension of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has intrigued social scientists for a long time. Although in India, women's entry to STEM higher education has been improving over the last few decades, the reality of premier institutions remains broadly unaltered. The current qualitative research was an attempt: (a)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Womens Education, Higher Education
Girls in Science and Technology in Secondary and Post-Secondary Education: The Case of France
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Stevanovic, Biljana – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2014
Based on surveys undertaken by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) and by the Direction de l'évaluation de la prospective et de la performance (Directorate of Evaluation, Forecasting and Performance), this article examines the evolution of female student…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, College Students, Females, Enrollment Trends
Post-Doctorals in Canada in the Mid-Seventies.
von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1975
Characteristics of postdoctoral students at Canadian universities are discussed and issues related to the training of postdoctoral students in Canada are explored. A survey conducted in 1972 indicated that there were 2,272 postdoctorals and research associates in the university sector. About 1,000 of these postdoctoral students were in mathematics…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Finance, Females, Foreign Countries
Changing the Subject: Women in Higher Education.
Davies, Sue, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book contains 14 papers on women in higher education grouped in three sections on: experiences of women in higher education, empowerment of women, and women challenging the mainstream curriculum, respectively. The papers are: (1) "Being Different is a Very Difficult Row to Hoe: Survival Strategies of Women Academics" (Barbara…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development