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Simona Andreea Apostu; Mirela Panait; Iza Gigauri; Patrick Blessinger – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The article aims to identify the determinants of the urbanization process given the magnitude of this phenomenon and also its economic, social and environmental implications and pressure on public authorities to find viable solutions in the context of sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach: The research is based on…
Descriptors: Urbanization, Sustainable Development, Females, Higher Education
Pantelopoulos, George – Industry and Higher Education, 2022
The objective of this study was to explore and empirically investigate the relationship between the labour force across educational levels and foreign direct investment (FDI), and to facilitate comparisons of education statistics and indicators across countries based on uniform and internationally agreed definitions. The analysis focuses on OECD…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Force, Investment, Educational Indicators
Aljuaid, Alanoud; Liu, Xiang Michelle – Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2023
The participation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforces is overwhelmingly low as compared to their male counterparts. The low uptake of cybersecurity careers has been documented in the previous studies conducted in the contexts of the West and Eastern worlds. However, most of the past studies mainly…
Descriptors: Barriers, Females, Participation, STEM Education
Cin, F. Melis; Gümüs, Sedat; Weiss, Felix – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
Turkey has experienced an expansion in its higher education sector over the last 15 years, fuelled by the cancellation of tuition fees, the establishment of at least one public university in each city, an increase in the number of foundation universities, and the abolition of the headscarf ban. Within this period, women have overtaken men in terms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Empowerment, Higher Education
Maria Chaparro Osman; Maureen Namukasa; Cherrise Ficke; Isabella Piasecki; T. J. O'Connor; Meredith Carroll – Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2023
A robust cybersecurity workforce is critical for protection against a range of malicious attacks. However, it has been noted that there are many vacancies and a shortage of individuals entering the cybersecurity workforce. This workforce shortage has partly been attributed to the lack of diversity in the cybersecurity field, with women, African…
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Labor Force, Computer Security, Disproportionate Representation
Brittany Arthur; Batsheva Guy; Evie Armitage; Meaghan Labarre; Sydney O'Connor – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2022
Although there is an extensive amount of research focusing on women in engineering, the engineering field continues to experience the most gender disparity of any workforce disparities within the United States (National Science Foundation, 2018). Engineering has been labeled "the least gender-equitable profession in the United States,"…
Descriptors: Females, Disproportionate Representation, Engineering, Gender Differences
Redmond, Petrea; Gutke, Hannah – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2020
An e-mentoring program was established to support females who were studying or intending to study or work in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths related disciplines (STEM) and were located in regional, rural or remote areas. Mentors and mentees were matched based on their shared interests, fields of study and area of employment. The…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Mentors, Program Descriptions
trivedi, nikhil; Wittman, Aletheia – Journal of Museum Education, 2018
Despite the growing number of women in museums, the undervaluing of educational work traditionally associated with women, and labor largely done by women today, persists. This begs the question: in what "other" ways are women and femmes working in museums undermined despite their growing presence as workers and the emerging centrality of…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Sex Fairness, Museums
Lyon, Louise Ann; Green, Emily – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: Non-traditional training grounds such as coding boot camps that attract a higher proportion of women are important sites for understanding how to broaden participation in computing. Objective: This work aims to help us better understand the women choosing boot camps and their pathways through these camps and into the…
Descriptors: Coding, Females, Nontraditional Education, Computer Science Education
Poblete Núñez, Ximena – Gender and Education, 2020
In this paper, I discuss how professional identities in early childhood education in Chile are performatively constituted within the interplay between a religious discourse of vocation and gender. 'Having the vocation' has become a regime of truth that regulates and governs educators' behaviours, motivations and relationships in their workplace.…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Gender Differences, Professional Identity, Early Childhood Education
Amatullah, Tasneem – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The booming economic development and access to modern education are the key drivers that have recently changed the position of women in Qatari society. Research shows that increased motivation among women to pursue a career and enhance their skills and capabilities is helping the economy of all GCC nations. Despite the upcoming drastic increase in…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Islam, Foreign Countries
Krafchek, Jennifer; Kronborg, Leonie – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2019
The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the role of academic achievement in the process of stress and coping of academically high-achieving females before the onset of disordered eating. Fourteen academically high-achieving female adults who had developed disordered eating in high school were interviewed, using a semistructured…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Females, Eating Disorders
Nadel-Hawthorne, Sarah; Fuesting, Melissa; Schmidt, Anthony; Bichsel, Jacqueline – College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 2021
This is the eighth year that CUPA-HR has conducted the CUPA-HR Staff in Higher Education Survey, which collects data on primarily non-exempt staff. The survey collects the following data for all higher ed staff: salary, sex, race/ethnicity, age, and years in position. This marks a special year for data collection and reporting for all CUPA-HR…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Salaries, COVID-19, Pandemics
UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2022
Children begin learning about gender stereotypes as early as age two. The pre-primary education system does not always deliver on its potential to tackle and address harmful gender stereotypes while they are being absorbed by the youngest learners. All components of the pre-primary system have a role to play in breaking down these stereotypes.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Sex Stereotypes, Gender Differences, Preschool Teachers
West, Tracey – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
Does the gender pay gap affect women's ability to repay their student debt? This study investigates the extent to which an income contingent scheme benefits women because of their individual earnings. Using the Australian Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, gender differences in debt repayment behaviour over the past two…
Descriptors: Females, Debt (Financial), Gender Differences, Low Income Groups