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Castelao-Huerta, Isaura – Gender and Education, 2022
This article examines the subtle violence that women full professors experience within the National University of Colombia (NU) under neoliberal policies. To this end, it presents semi-structured interviews conducted with 24 women full professors. The content analysis of the interviews, based on grounded theory, shows that the professors are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Women Faculty, Violence
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Lauren DeCrosta; Anne M. Spear – Gender and Education, 2024
This article draws from a qualitative study that examines teachers' responses to school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) in two secondary schools in Burkina Faso. To analyse educators' responses, we apply the lens of hegemonic masculinity and the concept of institutional betrayal to argue that schools justify the subordination of women and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Gender Bias, Secondary School Teachers
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Kavanagh, Emma; Brown, Lorraine – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
Gender-based violence in virtual environments is commonly experienced by women and girls, and online abuse has become a significant social problem. High profile women in a variety of professions often become victims of online violence. The topic of online gender-based violence has to date received scant academic attention. Little is known about…
Descriptors: Violence, Gender Differences, Females, Women Faculty
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Jeanine M. Staples-Dixon – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2024
Predominantly white pre-service teachers typically lack awareness of white supremacist patriarchal (WSP) ideology as a system of thought and praxis. Yet, the prevalence of white people working as teachers alongside BIPOC students and families in urban contexts persists. These teachers' lack of understanding about the system that plagues the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, White Students, Knowledge Level, Ideology
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Le Mat, Marielle L. J.; Miedema, Esther A. J.; Amentie, Siyane A.; Kosar-Altinyelken, Hülya – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is promoted around the world to improve young people's sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to address gender-based violence. Teachers play crucial roles in enacting CSE, yet only few studies have placed them centrally to understand CSE re-contextualisation in schools. Hence, drawing on interviews,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Teacher Role, Gender Bias
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Van Houweling, Emily; Christie, Maria Elisa; Rahim, Asha Abdel – Gender and Education, 2020
In Africa women are underrepresented in higher education (HE) agricultural programs, despite the fact that they make up half of the agricultural labor force. This article discusses the reasons for women's low enrollment in HE agricultural programs, focusing on socio-cultural norms and gendered perceptions of agriculture. Moving beyond access, it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Women Faculty
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Potts, Donna L. – Academe, 2012
The author serves as the chair of the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) Assembly of State Conferences, the umbrella organization for individual state AAUP conferences; a moderator for Pandora's Project, a website for survivors of sexual abuse and assault; a volunteer for Veronica's Voice, a support program for women and girls…
Descriptors: Females, Faculty Advisers, Social Justice, Rape
Mobley, Pamela Rios – National Education Association, 2010
In 2005, the National Education Association (NEA) began publishing a series of reports on the status of underserved groups in education. This report on the status of women and girls is based on the principle that every student has the human and civil right to a quality public education. America's public schools are expected to serve the needs of…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Females, Womens Education, Civil Rights