Handbook of Gender and Technology : Environment, Identity, Individual
Herausgeber/in:
Trauth, Eileen M.; Quesenberry, Jeria L.
Quelle: Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited (International Handbooks on Gender Ser), 2023.
Inhalt: Written in an accessible style with comprehensive coverage, the Handbook of Gender and Technology provides an excellent foundation examining gender equity in technology fields. Covering the state of the art, chapters consider three key influences – environmental, identity and individual – to highlight interventions to address the gender gap in technology.
Unlocking the Power of Mentoring : A Comprehensive Guide to Evaluating the Impact of STEM Mentorship Programs for Women
Autor/in:
Wolf, Elke; Brenning, Stefanie
Quelle: Soc. Sci. (Social Sciences), 12 (2023) 9
Inhalt: Although mentoring programs for female STEM students are often carried out with a great deal of passion on the part of program managers and mentors, robust results on their effects are often missing. However, regular evaluations are indispensable for an efficient allocation of resources towards gender balances in STEM. To accomplish this requirement, empirically valid and easy-to-use evaluation concepts are needed. We therefore develop an evaluation concept which corresponds to a Logic Chart, capturing three levels of expected effects (output—outcome—impact). On each level of impact, we derive a set of success indicators that can be measured by qualitative methods. A major advantage of our evaluation design is that the effect of a mentoring program can be observed directly after the end of the program. Furthermore, the results provide information about different channels of impact (e.g., reduced stereotypes or increased self-efficacy) and hence offer concrete indications for the further development of the program.
The FESTA project: doing gender equality work in STEM faculties in Europe
Autor/in:
Salminen-Karlsson, Minna
Quelle: Handbook of Gender and Technology. Eileen M. Trauth (Hrsg.), Jeria L. Quesenberry (Hrsg.), Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 2023, S 90–105
Inhalt: This chapter presents the FESTA project, which worked 2011–2016 to advance gender equality in STEM departments in seven European countries. The focus was on improving the working environment of mainly junior researchers with the motto “a better working environment for women is a better working environment for all”. The aim of the chapter is to showcase work on organizational change to advance women’s careers in different environments. The chapter describes the diversity of the European scene when it comes to gender equality in STEM, and particular issues actualized when trying to improve the situation by means of a cross-European project. Four of the FESTA actions are described in detail: 1) collecting and presenting relevant metrics, 2) improving PhD supervision, 3) improving informal decision making and communication to be more transparent and 4) managing resistance. The chapter concludes with the suggestion that the STEM fields may be able to be forerunners in improving gender equality in the academe.
Quelle: Overcoming the Challenge of Structural. Angela Wroblewski, Rachel Palmén (Hrsg.), Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited. 2022, S 143–157
Inhalt: This chapter aims to present the context, the approach and the pedagogical tools deployed at École Centrale Marseille (ECM) to promote gender equality in engineering education. The ECM has put several mechanisms in place such as challenging traditional gender stereotypes, social representation of the engineering profession and facing the realities of a professional world that is overwhelmingly masculine, including awareness of the glass ceiling effect on access to positions of responsibility and prevention of sexual harassment. The ECM model combines multidisciplinary studies with a professional grounding with the aim of educating students to be able to transform society. In 1997, the ECM founded the Mediterranean Network of Engineering Schools with the main goal of fostering sustainable development in the Mediterranean basin. The ECM has been part of the community of practice on gender equality initiated by Mediterranean Network of Engineering Schools through its participation in the H2020 TARGET project on gender equality in research and higher education.
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Gleichstellungspolitik
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag
Where are the Women in the Engineering Labour Market? A Cross-Sectional Study
Autor/in:
Singh, Seema; Peers, Sarah Matilde Catherine
Quelle: GST (International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology), 11 (2019) 1, S 203–231
Inhalt: Traditionally, engineering has been a male bastion throughout the world. However, during the past 15 to 20 years, the need for gender diversity has become increasingly understood by stakeholders. Against this background the study discusses the participation of women in engineering education and employment from across the world to uncover specific differences and similarities. Today, in almost all countries, various stakeholders are taking affirmative action to enhance participation. Yet not all actions are equally effective, and progress is sometimes much slower than might be expected. An array of various socioeconomic-political factors provides the reasons for such outcomes. The countries studied have been divided into four groups based on the impact of various socioeconomic factors on women’s participation across engineering. Example actions are discussed again for different levels of engineering—from students to practicing engineers. These, together with an understanding of what works, where and why, could be the start of a library of case studies that organisations such as the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)[i] may share with those working to increase gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) around the world. Even though there is a paucity of research or data for some areas of the globe, particularly in the engineering workforce, one point that emerges from this paper is that, in order to enhance the effectiveness of affirmative programmes, socioeconomic-political factors must be taken into consideration.
Schlagwörter:affirmative action; Arbeitsmarkt; Best Practice; engineering education; engineers; Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen; impact assessment; Ingenieurwissenschaft; internationaler Vergleich; labour market; MINT; STEM; women
CEWS Kategorie:Gleichstellungspolitik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Quelle: CJPE (Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation), 33 (2019)
Inhalt: Gender equality has made its way to the forefront of discussions across various sectors in the Canadian context. Yet the intentional inclusion of gender and other intersectional identity dimensions is just beginning to permeate the realities of performance measurement and evaluation practitioners, particularly those using program theory. There is a vast body of knowledge regarding the measurement of women’s empowerment, gradually declining availability of resources targeting the inclusion of gender in theory, and even less guidance on integrating gender in theory in the context of gendered programming. Similarly, coordinated efforts from multiple sectors have resulted in an abundance of theory regarding girls and women’s representation, recruitment, retention, and promotion within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) but less guidance on the measurement and evaluation in these areas. This article shares recent efforts to bridge the divide using theory knitting to develop a performance measurement framework addressing the decreasing representation of girls and women across the STEM “leaky pipeline” using the COM-B theory of change model.
Schlagwörter:gender equality; Geschlechterverhältnis; Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen; Gleichstellungspolitik; Ingenieurwissenschaft; MINT; Programmevaluation; Programmtheorie; STEM; theory of change
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Gleichstellungspolitik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
Change and Persistence of Gender Disparities in Academic Careers of Mathematicians and Physicists in Germany
Autor/in:
Langfeldt, Bettina; Mischau, Anina
Quelle: International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 10 (2018) 1
Inhalt: This article discusses whether or not gender-related disparities exist within the academic fields of mathematics and physics regarding the application of career knowledge and the experiences of disadvantage in relation to recognition of performance, assessment of professional competencies, and integration into networks. To answer this question, primary data was collected with a structured online survey addressing graduates in both academic fields (n=5,174). The article considers a subsample of respondents working at a university or university of applied sciences (n=1,613). Apart from the gender perspective, other factors potentially influencing the academic careers of mathematicians and physicists, such as being in a certain subject, age cohort or having children, are also considered. Some of the key findings are: a) more gender differences occur in mathematics than in physics; b) the experiences of disadvantage in the workplace constitute a cross-disciplinary phenomenon caused by the gender differentiating academic culture; and c) more female than male academics in both disciplines accept constraints or abandon career goals due to child care. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}
Schlagwörter:academic career; Akademische Karriere; Befragung; career knowledge; Deutschland; Diskriminierung; gender disparities; German higher education system; Geschlechterungleichheit; Hochschule; Hochschulsystem; Karriereplanung; Karriereweg; Leistungsbewertung; mathematics; Mathematik; Netzwerk; physics; Physik; wissenschaftliche Karriere
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Gleichstellungspolitik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Inhalt: Das Berufswahlverhalten von Schülerinnen in MINT (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik) zu verändern und zu erweitern ist ein gesamtgesellschaftliches Anliegen.
Vor diesem Hintergrund sind zahlreiche Projekte entstanden, die darauf zielen, Schülerinnen für MINT-Berufe zu begeistern und langfristig zu gewinnen. Die Beiträge des Bandes diskutieren die Gründe der Unterrepräsentanz von Mädchen und Frauen in MINT und geben konkrete Empfehlungen, welche Formate, Werbestrategien und Projekte bei der Ansprache von Schülerinnen erfolgreich sind. (Verlagsprospekt)
CEWS Kategorie:Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Gleichstellungspolitik
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerk
Analyse von Gender-Indikatoren : WB-Kennzahl 1.A.5 Gender Pay Gap und Datenbedarfskennzahl 1.3 Geschlechterrepräsentanz im Berufungsverfahren - Endbericht. Studie im Auftrag des BMWF
Autor/in:
Wroblewski, Angela; Leitner, Andrea
Quelle: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS); Wien, 2013.