Towards increasing of STEM-women professionals by implementing projects that reduce the gender gap: a study case in Universidad de Guadalajara

Urinary incontinence is a common condition that affects both men and women, and with profoundly negative effects. Prevalence figures do show that it is more common in younger women than men, but as people age the difference decreases, with research identifying that one in three older men have continence issues. However, even with this increase, there is little direct best practice guidance on addressing male urinary incontinence compared to that for women. Professionals seem to be unaware that men have known existing barriers to accessing health care and this would be especially true of such an embarrassing condition. There seems to be a lack of education in identifying symptoms and assessing and little thought to appropriate management if required. This can also be true of manufacturers that provide continence management equipment. This article will look at some of these themes and highlight the gender gaps and give guidance on how professionals may address these.

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Innovative Solutions for Companies to Reduce Gender Gaps (UK Study Case)

Journal of Economic Development Environment and People ◽

10.26458/jedep.v5i2.487 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 37

Author(s):

Andrei ANGHELUTA ◽

Larisa MIHOREANU ◽

Carmen COSTEA

Keyword(s):

Human Resource ◽

Gender Gap ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Economic Implications ◽

Logistics Company ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Study Case ◽

The Uk

For many years the gender gap has been a complex reality having economic implications and social decisiveness. No matter the percentage recently decreased, we still confront with social discriminations. In this paper we focused on the UK labour market so we developed a case study for a logistics company, using classification of the employees in different pay bands. Based on this study we created a state of the art human resource tool that can be applied worldwide and that help firms to analyse the root causes and to reduce the gender gap.

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The Gender Gap in Engineering Education During The COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study Case

International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP) ◽

10.3991/ijep.v11i6.24945 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 117-131

Author(s):

Borja Bordel Sánchez ◽

Ramón Alcarria ◽

Tomás Robles ◽

Diego Martin

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Engineering Education ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Educational Process ◽

Male Students ◽

Computer Engineering ◽

Women In Engineering ◽

Engineering Degree ◽

Study Case ◽

Final Causes

Higher education in Spain, especially in Madrid, was suddenly and unex-pectedly shut down on March 9th 2020 because of the beginning of the COVID-19 first wave emergency. In engineering education, where practical laboratories are a relevant part of the educational process, professors followed different approaches (sometimes concurrently), designed after only three or five days of discussions. Although, globally, the obtained results are ac-ceptable considering the situation, after informally analyzing the data and observing the post-lockdown students’ profile, it emerges clearly that some collectives have suffered a higher impact than other. The objective of this work is to analyze if the performance of women in engineering courses, spe-cifically in computer engineering, is different from male students. The study case is carried out at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, particularly, in the computer engineering degree. Furthermore, if a statistically relevant differ-ence is discovered, the final causes of this worrying situation will be studied. Official academic results were analyzed. Besides, more than one hundred surveys among students were developed. Results clearly show a deterioration in all indicators for all collectives and students, comparing the performance during the lockdown and the performance of previous years. However, this impact is not homogenous, and results also show how there is, actually, a gender gap placing women in engineering education during the lockdown (an after) in a disadvantaged situation

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Gender Inequality in Workplace (Study Case: Indonesia)

AL-WARDAH ◽

10.46339/al-wardah.v13i2.211 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 169

Author(s):

Noviyanti Soleman

Keyword(s):

Gender Inequality ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Research Question ◽

Good Condition ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

World Economic Forum ◽

Long Time ◽

World Economic ◽

Study Case

In Indonesia, gender issue has been develop since long time ago and set under the law of Indonesia. The President Instruction No 9 of 2000 about gender mainstreaming to decrease the gap between men and women in accessing the development, improve the participation and understanding towards development. However, the effort of gender equality in Indonesia has to face many obstacles. According to World Economic Forum, among 149 countries Indonesia placed in the rank of 85 regarding to the gender gap issue of 2018 such as in economic participation and opportunity which means not in the good condition. The paper aims to explore the phenomena of gender inequality in workplace in Indonesia. To answer the research question, the author use qualitative research method with secondary data and analyze through thematic analysis approach. The author also use the theory of structural functionalism by Parsons and Bales (1955) to analyze the data. The result shows that the gender inequality impacted to division of labor such

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Multimedia Analysis of Spanish Female Role Models in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132212612 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (22) ◽

pp. 12612

Author(s):

Sonia Verdugo-Castro ◽

Alicia García-Holgado ◽

María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez ◽

Francisco José García-Peñalvo

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Women Professionals ◽

Role Models ◽

Research Work ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Traditional Gender Roles ◽

Science Technology ◽

Choice Of Studies ◽

And Mathematics ◽

And Training

Horizontal segregation in the higher education framework is a problem that goes up in the work environment. Women are assuming traditional gender roles due to phenomena such as the threat of stereotyping, which prevents them from opting for higher studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This research work arises within the project W-STEM, “Building the Future of Latin America: Involving Women in STEM”. The research aims to investigate women’s academic and professional development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through their personal experience in making career-related decisions. The research was developed by applying a qualitative method. During the year 2020, video semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-one women professionals in the STEM field. Of the twenty-one participants, six are linked to science, eight to technology, fifteen to engineering and one to mathematics. Due to their research lines, some of them are located in more than one STEM area, for example, in technology and engineering. These women were interviewed about their choice of studies and training, their jobs, professional achievements, family and social environment and their perspective on the gender gap in STEM. They all agree on horizontal segregation and consider it necessary to motivate girls and young women to study what they like. Furthermore, they all show passion for their work.

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Why Not STEM? A Study Case on the Influence of Gender Factors on Students’ Higher Education Choice

Mathematics ◽

10.3390/math10020239 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 239

Author(s):

Paloma de las Cuevas ◽

Maribel García-Arenas ◽

Nuria Rico

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Role Models ◽

Influence Factors ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The United States ◽

Education Choice ◽

Engineering Degree ◽

Innovative Products ◽

Study Case ◽

The Developed Countries

The gender gap in STEM-related job positions is a fact, and it is closely related to the low percentage of women studying STEM degrees. This poses a problem because Europe, as well as the United States and the rest of the developed countries, keep demanding the best engineers and scientists to continue developing innovative products. This problem can thus be approached by answering, firstly, the following question: Why are women not studying STEM degrees? In this paper, we summarize the factors, found in literature, that influence students—both boys and girls—to not study STEM, particularly engineering, computer sciences and technology. We study these influence factors in a sample of N = 338 students from a secondary school placed in the south of Spain; we carry out a survey in order to find out if those students fill out the same answers other researchers have found and published in the related literature. Our main conclusions are as follows: The results confirm that the number of women in technical courses decreases when the level of the course increases; the lack of role models is not an impediment for girls to feel comfortable; unlike boys, girls will not choose engineering, even if their scoring in STEM is good; and we found that girls and women see themselves as not capable of studying an engineering degree more than boys and men do. These results contribute to a deeper understanding of the situation regarding the gender gap in STEM fields in ages in which both girls and boys must choose their future studies.

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