scholarly journals Gender gap in science in Africa: experience of African women in mathematics association

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Françoise Ouedraogo ◽  
Selma Negzaoui ◽  
Sophie Dabo-Niang
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
African Women ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Teacher Researchers ◽  
Women In Mathematics

Abstract This paper deals with gender gap in Mathematics across Africa. Reducing the gender gap in Mathematics in Africa, is the major aim of African Women in Mathematics Association (AWMA) through various activities. Using macrodata from two international surveys and microdata from two African universities (Joseph Ki-Zerbo of Burkina Faso and Monastir in Tunisia), differences in favor to men in the participation of female teachers and teacher-researchers in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Sciences are highlighted. Some practices, considered by AWMA, aiming to reduce the Gender Gap are also evoked.

scholarly journals A Study on the Gender Digital Divide: Overcoming the Under-Representation of South African Women in the IT Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Seetha Nesaratnam ◽  
Tengudzeni Nkosingiphile Mamba ◽  
Jugindar Singh Kartar Singh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
South African ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Gender Stereotyping ◽  
African Women ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
The Rich ◽  
South African Women ◽  
Depth Interviews

In South Africa, women are grossly underrepresented in the Information Technology (IT) sector result of gender stereotyping and discrimination. According to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Report (2017), only 21% of executives in the IT sector are women. This has caused high unemployment of women IT graduates. The purpose of this study therefore is to explore and investigate the antecedents that influence and impact the phenomenon of the gender digital divide in South Africa. The study explores new antecedents of the digital gender divide that influences motivation of women to participate in the IT sector. This study used a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews of South African women in the IT sector. The rich volume of data collected was analysed via a thematic analysis. The analysis confirmed existing antecedents gleaned from literature and also uncovered three new dimensions, namely, networking, impartial mentorship and HR as motivators for women in the IT sector. The findings of the study also provides for a better understanding on the barriers that perpetuate the unequal gender gap problem especially in managerial and leadership roles. 

scholarly journals Measuring dietary diversity in rural Burkina Faso: comparison of a 1-day and a 3-day dietary recall

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Savy ◽  
Y Martin-Prével ◽  
P Traissac ◽  
F Delpeuch
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
African Women ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
North East ◽  
Status Of Women

AbstractObjectivesTo compare dietary diversity scores measured over a 1-day and a 3-day period, and to assess their relationships with socio-economic characteristics and the nutritional status of rural African women.DesignA qualitative dietary recall allowed calculation of a dietary diversity score (DDS; number of food groups consumed out of a total of nine). Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BFP) were used to assess the nutritional status of women.Setting and subjectsA representative sample of 550 mothers in north-east Burkina Faso.ResultsThe DDS increased from 3.5 to 4.4 when calculated from a 1-day or a 3-day recall (P < 0.0001), although for the latter the DDS was affected by memory bias. The DDS calculated from a 1-day recall was higher when a market day occurred during the recall period. Both scores were linked to the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the women. Women in the lowest DDS tertile calculated from the 1-day recall had a mean BMI of 20.5 kg m− 2 and 17.7% of them were underweight, versus 21.6 kg m− 2 and 3.5% for those in the highest tertile (P = 0.0003 and 0.0007, respectively). The DDS calculated from the 1-day recall was also linked to mean BFP; all these links remained significant after adjustment for confounders. For the 3-day period, no such relationships were found to be significant after adjustment.ConclusionThe DDS calculated from a 1-day dietary recall was sufficient to predict the women's nutritional status. In such a context attention should be paid to market days.

Unequal Returns to Education: How Female Teachers Narrow the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 781-785
Author(s):  
Jason Giersch ◽  
Martha Kropf ◽  
Elizabeth Stearns
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Returns To Education ◽  
Political Knowledge ◽  
Female Teachers

scholarly journals Burrowing Into Female Teachers’ Temporal Constraints Experienced in the Midst of the Research Process

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-283
Author(s):  
Jennifer Mitton-Kukner
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Temporal Constraints ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Professional Obligations ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Teacher Researchers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Teaching Professional

The focus of this qualitative study is on three female teachers’ experiences as teacher researchers in the midst of conducting first-time research studies about their own teaching/professional practices. Inquiring into participants’ accounts of their research experiences revealed complex personal and professional obligations shaping the amount of time that participants felt able to invest in the research process. The findings of this paper have implications for better understanding teacher research as a sustainable professional learning endeavour and for considering the complexities teacher researchers must navigate as part of their professional development.

scholarly journals Alfabetizzazione di adulti immigrati

Le Simplegadi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 163-174
Author(s):  
Gianluca Baldo
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language Courses

Language courses for immigrant women have recently attracted the interest of scholars. A number of cases are cited by literature and studied from both a linguistic and socioeconomic point of view. Immigrant women are vulnerable, especially when they arrive from countries where the gender gap is wider. In Italy, they may experience social isolation, when they are confined to family and childcare. Participating to L2 courses has subsequently not only a linguistic value; it contributes to emancipation and offers a chance for a higher participation to social life. A specific case is represented by Burkina Faso women in Spilimbergo (Pordenone), who in 2010, 2012 and 2015 attended three literacy courses specifically dedicated to them.

Investigators analyse major factors behind work-life balance decisions of African women working in the United Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Work Life ◽  
African Women ◽  
Current Phase ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Uk

Purpose There has been a lot of research into the gender gap at work. But the authors wanted to look at the issue using multiple theoretical lenses. They chose to study the experiences of African women in the UK as there were other factors that affected the work0life balance. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted interviews with 15 women. They spoke with 13 women on the phone and two face to face. There were 10 Nigerians and five Ghanaians. All participants had at least a bachelor’s degree and eight had master ‘s degrees. After collating the material, the authors used thematic analysis to determine the most important factors for the majority of interviewees. Findings They found four critical factors for the African women. They were: “cultural sensitivities”, “current phase in family and work life”, “personality types” and “external influences such as policies and financial commitment”. Originality/value The results helped workplaces and manages to formulate policies and training that addressed the particular issues faced by women from African backgrounds in balancing work and family commitments.

scholarly journals Knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding prevention of bacterial meningitis in Burkina Faso, 5 years after MenAfriVac mass campaigns

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0253263
Author(s):  
Judith E. Mueller ◽  
Joy Seanehia ◽  
Seydou Yaro ◽  
Caroline L. Trotter ◽  
Ray Borrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Younger Women

Background To adapt communications concerning vaccine prevention, we studied knowledge, beliefs and practices around meningitis risk and prevention in a young adult population in Burkina Faso in 2016, 5 years after the MenAfriVac® mass campaign and one year before the vaccine’s inclusion in the infant immunization schedule. Methods In a representative sample of the population aged 15 to 33 years (N = 220) in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, study nurses administered a standardized paper questionnaire consisting of predominantly open questions, collecting information on meningitis risk factors and prevention, and on exposure to dry air and kitchen fire smoke. We identified themes and analyzed their frequency. We created a meningitis knowledge score (range 0 to 4) based on pre-defined best responses and analyzed the determinants of knowledge score levels ≥2 (basic score) and ≥3 (high score) using multivariate logistic regression. Results Biomedically supported facts and good practices were known by the majority of participants (eg vaccine prevention, 84.5%). Younger women aged 15–20 years had a higher frequency of low scores <2 (17.0%) compared to older women aged 21–33 years (6.3%) and men of both age groups (3.8%). Junior secondary School attendance explained the differences between the two groups of women, the gender gap for the older, but not the young women, and explained score differences among young women. Local understandings and practices for risk and prevention were commonly reported and used (risk from unripe mango consumption and prevention through nasal application of shea nut butter). Discussion This study shows a gender gap in knowledge of meningitis risk and prevention, largely due to education-level inequalities. Women below 21 years had particularly low levels of knowledge and may need interventions outside schools and perinatal care. Our study suggests a strong adherence to local understandings of and practices around meningitis risk and prevention, which should be taken into account by vaccination promotion.

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