scholarly journals Career Advancement and Gender Equity in Academia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-410
Author(s):  
Irina Kerimova
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
International University ◽  
And Gender

This paper aims at exploring gender equality in career advancement. The literature suggests that family impedes females’ career progression as in Uzbekistan females mostly prioritize child-rearing over career building. However, there is no evidence that single female academics are more successful in their careers than those with families. Meanwhile, males are more likely to have career progression due to the culture-bound domination of men over women. To conduct the research, 76 non-randomly selected academic staff of Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) were surveyed via a questionnaire. The analysis found no statistically significant difference between female and male career advancement. Due to the time constraints as one of the limitations of the study, the research cannot cover a big population to conclude county-wide; notwithstanding, the present research is a steppingstone for further investigation on such a thrilling and up-to-date topic as gender equality

Reflections from the South Pacific – Navigating Intersectionality and Customary Contexts to Progress Gender Equality and Gender Equity

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-162
Author(s):  
Lila Singh-Peterson ◽  
Michelle Carnegie ◽  
R. Michael (‘Mike’) Bourke ◽  
Veronica Bue ◽  
Joanne Lee Kunatuba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
The South ◽  
And Gender

Global Megatrends and the Macroeconomics of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 417-435
Author(s):  
Kalpana Kochhar ◽  
Sonali Jain-Chandra ◽  
Monique Newiak
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Demographic Shifts ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines global megatrends such as demographic shifts, technological progress, globalization, and climate change and emphasizes the important role of gender equality in mitigating their adverse consequences. The chapter first discusses demographic change, globalization, technological progress, and climate change before explaining how the main challenges posed by these megatrends could be offset by increasing gender equality, providing more equal access to economic opportunities for women, and boosting female economic participation. In particular, it considers ways of mitigating the impact of population ageing, harnessing urbanization for growth and gender equity, catalysing change to reduce income inequality, accelerating economic diversification, and mitigating vulnerability to climate change. The chapter concludes with an evaluation of policy options for mitigating the risks posed by megatrends through gender equality, such as unleashing fiscal policy, easing the burden of non-market work, and removing legal discrimination against women.

scholarly journals Religion and Gender Equality Worldwide: A Country-Level Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Schnabel
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Instrumental Variable Analysis ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Religion And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equity Index

Does religion help or hinder gender equality worldwide? Are some major world religions more conducive to equality than others? This study answers these questions using country-level data assembled from multiple sources. Much of the research on religion and gender has focused on the relationship between individual religious belief and practice and gender attitudes. This study, alternatively, compares the macro effects of the proportion of religious adherents in a country on two indicators of material gender equality: the United Nations Gender Inequality Index and the Social Watch Gender Equity Index. Comparing the world’s four largest religious groups reveals that the largest distinction is not between any ofthe three largest faiths—Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism—but between the religious and the non-religious. The more non-religious people in a country, the more gender equal that country tends to be. This finding holds when accounting for human development and other country-level factors, as well as in instrumental variable analysis.

scholarly journals Addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Additional Source ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Responsible Leader

This paper takes a critical look at the United Nations’ sustainable development goals in regard to Germany. This paper will further examine three of the seventeen goals laid out for 2030 focusing on determining what efforts and proposed solutions towards ending poverty, eradicating hunger and achieving gender equality are undertaken. The issues of poverty, hunger and gender equity are an additional source of tension for Germany as they seek to address these concerns domestically while acting as a responsible leader internationally.

scholarly journals Gesamtevaluierung bisheriger Karriereförderprogramme der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Wroblewski ◽  
◽  
Victoria Englmaier
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
And Gender

The report summarises the results of the evaluation of the three career advancement programmes at Danube University Krems implemented by the Office for Equality and Gender Studies. Danube University Krems is breaking new ground with regard to the development of gender equality measures, as it is the first university in Austria to subject its measures for the advancement of women and gender equality in their entirety to an external evaluation rather than a selected measure.

A Comparative Analysis of China and India: Ancient Patriarchy, Women’s Liberation, and Contemporary Gender Equity Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 134-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuen Ting Lee
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Patriarchal System ◽  
China And India ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Education In China

Scholars have become increasingly fascinated with cross-cultural approaches to various disciplines in order to understand the concept of globalization. However, a joint historical and comparative approach to gender equity education in China and India is adopted much less in the academic world. This article aims to fill this lacuna by looking at both countries across time and culture in order to develop a holistic perspective. It argues that both countries are optimistically targeting “greater” gender equality in education. The rate of progress in each country varies in accordance with the influences of the country’s own patriarchal system, cultural and gender beliefs, and efforts to change such beliefs. It concludes that China better performs at achieving gender equality in education than India.

scholarly journals Salaries in Higher Education Systems: A System-wide Perspective on Career Advancement and Gender Equity

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Liebl ◽  
Pam Rowland ◽  
Alyssa Kiesow ◽  
Ashley Podhradsky ◽  
Meredith Redlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Higher Education Systems ◽  
Wide Perspective ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Gender Equality Policies and Gender Mindset in Kosovo

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Kimete Canaj
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Education Politics ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
Vertical Segregation ◽  
And Gender

This paper discusses gender equality concerns within higher education, politics and examines the gender related policies introduced in Kosovo. Gender differences emerge in primary and secondary education partly because traditional gender roles and stereotypes tend to be reproduced in schools. These differences are then reflected in and further strengthened by the choices made and opportunities open to women and men at the higher levels of education and vocational training. Therefore, it is important to examine whether and how Kosovo attempt to combat these inequalities. Kosovo have designed policy and have supported projects targeting gender inequalities in education and incorporate specific gender equality provisions in legislation or in governmental strategies and make it compulsory for political parties to create their own gender equality policies. In politics are obliged 30% quotas for female places in Assembly, but in other Higher management positions are mostly males, for example in 6 public Universities all rectors and most deans are male. In Higher Education Institutions are two main concerns in Kosovo with respect to gender inequality in higher or tertiary education: horizontal and vertical segregation. Firstly, it is concerned about horizontal segregation, that is, the problem that women and men choose different fields of study in higher education, with women being under-represented in engineering and science. Secondly, it is also concerned about vertical segregation. This problem is related to the currently existing 'glass ceiling' in tertiary education: while women outnumber men amongst higher education graduates. They participation in Higher Education its slightly increased at the doctoral level, and there are even fewer women amongst academic staff in universities, or none of them as Rector but few of them as Vice-Rector at the managerial level in universities. These two issues and the policies intended to deal with them will be discussed in this paper. 1)University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” since 1970, University “Ukshin Hoti” Prizren since 2010, University “Haxhi Zeka” Peja, University “Isa Boletini” Mitrovica, University “Kadri Zeka” Gjilan und University “Fehmi Agani” Gjakova since 2011

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