Women Architects on the Road to an Egalitarian Profession—The Portuguese and Spanish Cases

The 1970s was a key decade in the path towards democracy in the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal and Spain suffered deep social, cultural and political changes, with Salazar’s and Franco’s Totalitarian Regimes ending in 1974 and 1975 respectively. In both countries, located side-by-side in the Western end of Southern Europe, democracy was finally established, marking a turning point in the liberties of all Iberian citizens, but especially in regard to women’s life and work. As the Editorial of the Special Issue ‘Becoming a Gender Equity Democracy: Women and Architecture Practice in Spain and Portugal’, this text aims to briefly present this panorama to appreciate the particularities of Portugal and Spain in relation with the delay incorporation of women to the architecture profession. It explains the gender stereotypes of Salazar’s and Franco’s Regime in order to understand the discrimination against women that they produced and how it maintained women far from the architecture profession. Therefore, it provides useful data on the incorporation of women into architectural studies in order to understand the feminization of this gendered profession in both countries. This Special Issue aims to create an opportunity for researchers and scholars to present discussions and ongoing research on how democracy affected women that wanted to practice architecture as well as architectural analysis of women architects.

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ADVERSITY ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROAD TO GENDER DIVERSITY – WOMEN AND MEN IN HIGH BUSINESS POSITIONS AND IN SCIENTIFIC DOMAINS

Studia Humanistyczne AGH ◽

10.7494/human.2019.18.4.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 7-11

Author(s):

Joanna Pyrkosz-Pacyna

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Case Studies ◽

Gender Diversity ◽

Special Issue ◽

Academic Journal ◽

The Road ◽

Gender Balance ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

Broad Variety ◽

On The Road

The idea for this Special Issue actually originated during a conference devoted to gender equality in business settings: “It’s complicated. Gender balance in leadership” organized in 2018 by Diversity Hub, an organization focused on Diversity and Inclusion. Inspired by Professor Katarzyna Leszczyńska (AGH University of Science and Technology) and supported by Dr Tomasz Dąbrowski (Diversity Hub) the idea of an entire issue of an academic journal devoted to research and case studies on gender equality in science and business came to life. We opened the journal to sociologists, psychologists, cultural studies researchers, anthropologists, journalists and practitioners to share with us their work in this area. We received a broad variety of articles that tackled the notion from different perspectives and chose five articles that in our opinion provide the most interesting and professional contribution to the topic of gender representation in STEM and high business positions.

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Intellectual Property in Clinical Research - the Obstacles on the Road

Eastern European Journal for Regional Studies ◽

10.53486/2537-6179.7-1.08 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 156-172

Author(s):

Iulianna Lupasco ◽

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Clinical Research ◽

National Level ◽

Scientific Field ◽

Special Issue ◽

Short Introduction ◽

The Road ◽

Scientific Innovation ◽

The World ◽

On The Road

Intellectual property behind the scenery of clinical research present a very special issue in scientific field presenting a deep underestimation of the main precious production of scientific researchers – production of mind, intellect, knowledge, clinical practice and research. In this article are highlighted main questions the young researches and not only young ones face while generating ideas, developing into nice projects. In this topic are discussed the main types of intellectual property in clinical research with a short introduction how the law protects them on a national level and why intellectual property is important for every clinical scientist. The literature review is closely intertwined with our own observations over the years in terms of intellectual property. Finally, the main benefits of intellectual property protection for clinical researchers will be presented empowering with new contacts and scientific innovation leaders from other places of the world.

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The co-production of gender and ICT: Gender stereotypes in schools

First Monday ◽

10.5210/fm.v22i10.7062 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eduarda Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Gender Equity ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Social Identities ◽

Ongoing Research ◽

Everyday Objects ◽

Gendered Identities ◽

Educational Backgrounds ◽

Information And Communication

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are increasingly pervasive and embedded in everyday objects, significantly constituting social identities. In particular, ICT continues to be highly gendered in all socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, a source of significant social inequality in enduring ways. This paper reports on an ongoing research project entitled ‘Gender@ICT’ which explores the interrelations of gender and technologies in an educational context. Results from this research demonstrate that gendered identities of young individuals have an effect on future educational and career choices, particularly in relation to science and technology. This project aims to improve an understanding of the co-production of gender and technologies, advancing ways to promote gender equity.

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On the Road with Chicana/o History

Pacific Historical Review ◽

10.1525/phr.2013.82.4.581 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 82 (4) ◽

pp. 581-587

Author(s):

Alexandra Minna Stern

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Historical Reconstruction ◽

Special Issue ◽

The Road ◽

History Of ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

On The Road ◽

The U.S

Chicana/o historians have transformed understandings of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, identity, labor, and space in the United States. In dialogue with the articles for this special issue, my commentary reflects on some of the significant contributions of Chicana/o history, highlighting the themes of complexity and spatial metaphors. I concur with the authors that there still is much historical reconstruction to do, and suggest that this work is important intellectually and politically, given the hostile climate toward Mexicans and immigrants in many parts of the country. This commentary also provides an opportunity to share the course of my scholarly engagement with Chicana/o history and consider its far-reaching influence on my work in the history of medicine and public health in the U.S. West.

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Evolution of Traffic Microsimulation and Its Use for Modeling Connected and Automated Vehicles

Journal of Advanced Transportation ◽

10.1155/2021/2444363 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-29

Author(s):

Narayana Raju ◽

Haneen Farah

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Management ◽

Autonomous Vehicle ◽

Flow Characteristics ◽

Application Programming Interface ◽

Automated Vehicles ◽

Ongoing Research ◽

The Road ◽

Application Programming ◽

On The Road

Traffic microsimulation has a functional role in understanding the traffic performance on the road network. This study originated with intent to understand traffic microsimulation and its use in modeling connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). Initially, the paper focuses on understanding the evolution of traffic microsimulation and on examining the various commercial and open-source simulation platforms available and their importance in traffic microsimulation studies. Following this, current autonomous vehicle (AV) microsimulation strategies are reviewed. From the review analysis, it is observed that AVs are modeled in traffic microsimulation with two sets of strategies. In the first set, the inbuilt models are used to replicate the driving behavior of AVs by adapting the models’ parameters. In the second strategy, AV behavior is programmed with the help of externalities (e.g., Application Programming Interface (API)). Studies simulating AVs with inbuilt models used mostly VISSIM compared to other microsimulation platforms. In addition, the studies are heavily focused on AVs’ penetration rate impact on traffic flow characteristics and traffic safety. On the other hand, studies which simulated AVs with externalities focused on the communication aspects for traffic management. Finally, the cosimulation strategies for simulating the CAVs are explored, and the ongoing research attempts are discussed. The present study identifies the limitations of present CAV microsimulation studies and proposes prospects and improvements in modeling AVs in traffic microsimulation.

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