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Women in STEM in Higher Education

Part of the Lecture Notes in Educational Technology Book Series

Editors: García-Peñalvo, Francisco José; García-Holgado, Alicia; Dominguez, Angeles; Pascual, Jimena

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1552-9

ISBN: 978-981-19-1551-2

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore - Springer Journals

May 25, 2022

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Chapter 1A Model for Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM in Higher Education Institutions

García-Holgado, Alicia; García-Peñalvo, Francisco José

Pages: 1 –19

[ Women present a historic and worrying gap in science and technology-related disciplines, generally knowns as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), except in the case of health professions. A holistic approach is needed to support policymakers worldwide in bridging the gender...
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Chapter 2A Review of Irish National Strategy for Gender Equality in Higher Education 2010–2021

Dunne, Julie; O’Reilly, Ayesha; O’Donoghue, Ashley; Kinahan, Mary

Pages: 21 –49

[This chapter provides a narrative of the key policies, initiatives and actions that have transformed both the landscape of gender equality in Higher Education in Ireland, and the role of gender equality in research policy and public engagement in STEM over the last decade. It aims to provide...
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Chapter 3Making and Taking Leadership in the Promotion of Gender Desegregation in STEM

Heikkinen, Mervi; Harmoinen, Sari; Keiski, Riitta; Matinmikko-Blue, Marja; Pihlajaniemi, Taina

Pages: 51 –68

[In 2016, the United Nations (UN) Member States adopted a decision on the role of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in encouraging girls and women to be leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in science, technology, engineering,...
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Chapter 4Reflections on Selected Gender Equality in STEM Initiatives in an Irish University

Devereux, Michael; Heffernan, Elizabeth; McKeever, Susan; Dunne, Julie; Shoemaker, Leslie; O’Leary, Ciarán

Pages: 69 –83

[This chapter provides an account of the journey taken by the College of Sciences and Health in Technological University Dublin over an eleven-year period, from 2010 to 2021, as it sought to address the challenges of gender inequality in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)...
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Chapter 5Balance4Better: “We Are HERe” More Than a Gender Campaign

Ballatore, Maria Giulia; De Giorgi, Claudia; Montorsi, Arianna; Tabacco, Anita

Pages: 85 –97

[Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls are part of the ultimate global challenge (Goal 5 of SDGs). The gender balance in STEM education is a challenge that has both horizontal and vertical dimensions. This paper focuses only on the first one. Politecnico di Torino, an...
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Chapter 6Promoting the Participation of Women in STEM: A Methodological View

García-Ramos, Lucy; Peñabaena-Niebles, Rita; Camacho, Amparo; Calle, Maria Gabriela; García-Barreneche, Sofia

Pages: 99 –125

[The low participation of women in engineering fields is a common problem worldwide. As a result, universities are starting to create plans to attract more female students. However, there are no documented methodologies to guide institutions in this process. Hence, this chapter describes a method...
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Chapter 7Women Retention in STEM Higher Education: Systematic Mapping of Gender Issues

Campos, Esmeralda; Garay-Rondero, Claudia Lizette; Caratozzolo, Patricia; Dominguez, Angeles; Zavala, Genaro

Pages: 127 –142

[Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Higher Education (HE) helps foster students’ motivation to continue studying and cultivates students’ regard for the role of science and technology in society. The gender gap in STEM HE can reduce through institutional efforts; however,...
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Chapter 8Mentoring Female Students in Engineering as a Way of Caring

Jiménez, Patricia; Pascual, Jimena; Mejía, Andrés

Pages: 143 –164

[In this chapter, we report on a mixed research study about the ways mentors attribute meaning and purpose to the practice of mentorship in a program for first and second-year female students of industrial engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile). A quantitative...
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Chapter 9Gender Perspective in STEM Disciplines in Spain Universities

Calvo-Iglesias, Encina; Epifanio, Irene; Estrade, Sonia; Mas de les Valls, Elisabet

Pages: 165 –179

[In this paper we present different initiatives carried out by Spanish universities for the incorporation of the gender perspective in STEM disciplines. One of these initiatives is the collection of guides of the Vives University Network for university teaching. These guides cover the sections of...
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Chapter 10Examples of Good Practices in Erasmus+ Projects that Integrate Gender and STEM in Higher Education

de Castro, M. Goretti Alonso; García-Peñalvo, Francisco José

Pages: 181 –197

[The European Union promotes the realization of European projects through different programs, among which the Erasmus+ program stands out in the educational field. These projects deal with different topics, including gender and STEM in the different educational sectors, Higher Education included....

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