scholarly journals An Analysis about Learning to IncreaseWomen’s Participation and Employment in Europe’s Energy Transition: Evidence from the European Project MEnS

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peñalvo-López ◽  
Cárcel-Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
New Education

The Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD) introduced the requirement for all Member States to include the concept of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) in their national plans. However, this challenge requires upgrading professional skills in NZEB concepts and strategies, thus guaranteeing the maximum impact on NZEB deployment around Europe.This is the objective of MEnS (“Meeting Energy Professional Skills”), an H2020 project focused on providing high quality upskilling and education to architects, engineers, and building professionals. The role of women in the NZEB industry indicates that female participation in the building industry is still low.The need to rebalance this gender gap is highlighted in this work through the identification of female programs and schemes.In addition, the results of women’s participation in the MEnS project is analyzed. The MEns project created and implemented a new education program, training 1200 building managers (engineers and architects) in the designand construction of NZEBs, out of which 46% were women. Focusing on the Spanish case, 18 interviews were randomly conducted with women participants in order to assess the courses and their expectations of employment in the NZEB framework. The method used for the analysis was a semi-structured interview and analysis by the grounded theory. This article describes the participation of women in this educational program and analyses initial conclusions and lessons learnt from this initiative in 10 European countries,including Spain.

The Gender Gap in Brazilian Politics and the Role of the Electoral Court

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-437
Author(s):  
Luciana de Oliveira Ramos ◽  
Virgílio Afonso da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Gender Quotas ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Gender Quota ◽  
Difficult Cases

AbstractLike many other countries, Brazil has adopted gender quotas in elections for legislatures at all levels of the federation. However, Brazilian gender quotas have been ineffective at increasing women's participation in politics. Authors usually point to reasons related to the electoral system and party structure. This article analyzes a variable that is rarely considered: the role of the Electoral Court. We argue that the quality and intensity of the control exercised by an electoral court, when called upon to decide on the enforcement of the gender quota law, can influence the efficacy of this policy. We show that, in general, the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court tends to foster the participation of women in politics. However, based on two divides—between easy and difficult cases and between cases with low and high impact—we argue that in the realm of gender quotas, this court takes a rather restrained stance in those cases considered both difficult and with high impact.

scholarly journals The Role of Rural Women in Dairy Activities in Bhadrak District of Odisha

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Sweta Sahoo ◽  
Deepak Kumar Bose ◽  
Jahanara Jahanara
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Meaningful Result ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Mass Media Exposure

The present study was conducted in Bhadrak District of Odisha to find out the role of rural women in dairy activities. A total of 120 respondents were selected randomly for the present study. The data were collected through a pre-structured interview schedule and later appropriate statistical analysis was done to find out the meaningful result. The results showed that the farm women were engaged in almost all dairy activities. However, they were actively participating in milking, feeding of grains, making dairy products etc. but they were having less participation in activities like ,protecting cattle against parasites, insemination of cattle, veterinary care etc. The association between some selected independent variables with participation of women in dairy activities was also found. Education, mass media exposure and extension contact were found to be significantly related to participation of rural women in dairy activities.

GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF ALBANIAN WOMEN IN REP. OF MACEDONIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2443-2446
Author(s):  
Ibish Kadriu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Economic Strengthening

In Macedonia, it is evident that gender equality is at a low level, Albanian women are still very little represented in social and political life, while measures to mitigate gender inequality have not yielded the expected outcomes, and it cannot be talked about the effectiveness of policies and programs to improve gender indicators. This paper, through the method of comparison and structured interview, aims to foster dialogue on the integration of gender equality in Macedonia, which means women's equal participation in the social, economic and political life of the country, equal opportunities to enjoy all rights and to put in service their individual potentials for the benefit of society. The objectives of this research are to: analyze the current situation of women in the Republic of Macedonia in the context of women's participation in politics and public life, its representation, identify opportunities including policies and institutions serving the gender equality as well as identify areas for intervention and recommend policies, programs and measures for problem solving and coping with challenges that represent gender equality and empowerment of Albanian women in this country. The reasons for the exclusion of Albanian women in public life are many, but more fundamental are traditions, way of life, and education of women and low employment percentage of Albanian women. There is no doubt that the use of open or closed lists of candidates, as well as their position on the list, plays a role. Research has shown that female counselors give more priority to issues related to health, social affairs, education and social infrastructure investments. However, women's involvement in politics and leading positions remains a challenge even though important steps have been taken to advance women's participation in political life, the gender gap remains a challenge for key political positions (ministerial and mayoral positions), and leading positions in governmental and public institutions. Women's economic strengthening is one of the priorities included in the national strategic documents on gender equality in the Republic of Macedonia adequately address this issue. However, different field analyzes and research show partial harmonization in limited access and contribution in terms of economic strengthening of women and girls.

scholarly journals PERAN PEREMPUAN ACEH PADA PENDIDIKAN DAN POLITIK: Studi kasus di lingkungan Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Nurul Jeumpa
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Women's Role ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The demand of equal rights of women in different spheres of life is one of the important agenda which voiced loudly today. Women’s achievements and skills in various aspects of life indicates that there is no difference between women and men. The results of this study show that women's participation in education at the University of Muhammadiyah is very good. It can be seen from the active participation of women in various educational programs in order to succeed teaching and learning process. While the impact of political existence in the university environment Aceh still shows a very little impact. It can be seen from the role of two women in the field of politics at the University of Muhammadiyah Aceh. Basically, Islam never distinguish between women and men. Islam permits women’s role in politics.

scholarly journals Partisipasi Perempuan Dalam Penyusunan Reusam Perlindungan Anak Di Tingkat Gampong Di Aceh Besar

MUWAZAH ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Mansari Mansari
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Village

Women's participation in the preparation of gampong reusam (village rules) that regulate child protection is relatively small compared to men. Whereas the participation of women has an important role so that the rules produced can represent their role. Without the involvement of women implicate the reusam that does not berperspektif gender. The research aimed to answer the problems about women's mechanism and participation in the formulation of gampong reusam in Kabupaten Aceh Besar, and the process of involvement of women in the preparation of village reusam. This empirical research was conducted in Aceh Besar District in three gampongs, namely Gampong Lambirah Kecamata Suka Makmur, Gampong Neusok Darul Kamal Subdistrict and Gampong Neuheun District Mesjid Raya. The research data was obtained through interviews with keuchik gampong, female characters and Tuha Peut Gampong. The results showed that the mechanism of compilation of reusam was done by way of deliberation in meunasah and balee (balai) pengajian by involving various elements in society, especially gampong, women and children figures also involved. Involvement of women is usually done by invited by loudspeakers in meunasah and also delivered orally by Keuchik (Village Head). The presence of women has not been maximized in the process of preparing the reusam gampong because the arrangement is done at night, time to rest, keeping the children at home, the weather is not supportive because of the rain. The role of women in the village reusam has been represented in the context of the handling of children against the law

scholarly journals Single Women Involved in Entrepreneurship Negatively Affected by Gender and Marital Status as Entrepreneurs

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-207
Author(s):  
Brown Chomba
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Single Women ◽  
The Political ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The People ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Full Participation

Issues to do with gender imbalances and inequality of women in general and single women in particular in the political arena and entrepreneurship are nowadays a burning issue in all the countries worldwide. This is a major aspect of modern democratic governance such that low levels of female participation in politics are a major concern worldwide. The steps were taken by the United Nations Convention on stopping all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and other international organizations have laid the concrete basis for the emergence of women’s participation in politics and entrepreneurship. In Lusaka, Zambia, women’s political participation is not proportional to the 50% of the country’s population which women represent, thereby not translating into equal representation in political leadership positions. The study employed questionnaires to collect data. The findings demonstrate that there exists a significant gender gap in the political participation of women in all the wards in the Lusaka district and that factors affecting their effective participation were social, economic, political, cultural, and religious-based. The study, therefore, recommended the change of perception of the people, equal representation in governance, support from everyone, and also stopping of discriminatory practices to ensure the equal and full participation of women.

scholarly journals Exploring Gender Socialization on African Political System and Women's Participation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Andrew Enaifoghe
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Political System ◽  
Gender Socialization ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Women's Representation ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Women’S Representation ◽  
Underrepresentation Of Women ◽  
The Impact

This study explored the role of gender plays and the participation impacts of women on African politics, the religion and socio-cultural factors responsible for the underrepresentation of women through socialization in Africa. Obviously, past research has demonstrated that fundamentalist religious beliefs and affiliations are related to preservationist gender demeanours or attitude. This idea not only impacts gender gaps in political participation in cross-national examinations by belligerence that women's portrayal ought to be measured in an unexpected way or differently. Utilizing Fundamentalism and Modernization Theories, this paper shows that long haul impacts of women's representation are more indispensable than short-term measures in understanding gender gap in a mixture of political exercises. The timeframe since women have accessed the political framework discloses the gender gap to a more noteworthy degree than the presence of women in the governing body and cabinet at one point in time. Findings demonstrate that the suppositions of earlier work on women representation and political conduct or attitude may stretch out beyond Africa it also finds that gender grouping has in many ways impacted the low participation of women in African political system through socialization. At last, this study shows that the kind of political exercises matter and the implementation of policies that encourage give women level play ground to participate in politics while breaking down the impact of gender socialization as of the factors for women's representation in legislative issues crosswise over Africa. A qualitative approach was used in this study alongside with empirical investigation.

GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF ALBANIAN WOMEN IN REP. OF MACEDONIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2443-2446
Author(s):  
Ibish Kadriu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Economic Strengthening

In Macedonia, it is evident that gender equality is at a low level, Albanian women are still very little represented in social and political life, while measures to mitigate gender inequality have not yielded the expected outcomes, and it cannot be talked about the effectiveness of policies and programs to improve gender indicators. This paper, through the method of comparison and structured interview, aims to foster dialogue on the integration of gender equality in Macedonia, which means women's equal participation in the social, economic and political life of the country, equal opportunities to enjoy all rights and to put in service their individual potentials for the benefit of society. The objectives of this research are to: analyze the current situation of women in the Republic of Macedonia in the context of women's participation in politics and public life, its representation, identify opportunities including policies and institutions serving the gender equality as well as identify areas for intervention and recommend policies, programs and measures for problem solving and coping with challenges that represent gender equality and empowerment of Albanian women in this country. The reasons for the exclusion of Albanian women in public life are many, but more fundamental are traditions, way of life, and education of women and low employment percentage of Albanian women. There is no doubt that the use of open or closed lists of candidates, as well as their position on the list, plays a role. Research has shown that female counselors give more priority to issues related to health, social affairs, education and social infrastructure investments. However, women's involvement in politics and leading positions remains a challenge even though important steps have been taken to advance women's participation in political life, the gender gap remains a challenge for key political positions (ministerial and mayoral positions), and leading positions in governmental and public institutions. Women's economic strengthening is one of the priorities included in the national strategic documents on gender equality in the Republic of Macedonia adequately address this issue. However, different field analyzes and research show partial harmonization in limited access and contribution in terms of economic strengthening of women and girls.

scholarly journals The Role of Non-formal Education in Empowering Women to Improve The Family Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-324
Author(s):  
Rulam Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Training Services

This paper  intends to explain the role of non-normal education in empowering women to improve the family economy. Empowerment is an approach in which women are provided with educational or training services so that they have a set of venture capital to improve their economic conditions. This research was conducted using qualitative research methods, namely describing the phenome of the implementation of women's empowerment through non-formal education to improve the family economy as developed by Pahlawan Ekonomi (PE) in the city of Surabaya. The implication of empowering women is the acquisition of a new set of knowledge, experiences, skills, and attitudes so that participants are able to apply them in their daily lives to increase their income. Economic activities in the family are generally the responsibility of the husband, but not all families are able to meet their needs if they only rely on their income from the husband. Wives (women) generally only receive what their husband's income is, even though women have the potential to participate in increasing family income. It is time for the participation of women (wives) in improving the family economy to be developed. Women do not only depend on their husband's economic income, but on how they also play a role in supporting the improvement of the family economy. Women's participation in increasing the family economy should start from empowering women through education or training that is suitable for their situation and condition.Education that is suitable for empowering women is integrated non-formal education, namely non-formal education whose content of learning is related to the problems or needs of the families of students, namely improving the family economy. The results of this study indicate that the participants of non-formal education (through education and training) experienced changes in their mental attitudes and awareness of the importance of women's involvement (wives) in family economic activities. They do not depend on their husbands anymore, and they attend training in economic skills, so that at the end of the activity they acquire a set of skills that can be used to open new businesses that support the family economy.   Keywords: Empowerment, Nonformal Education, Family Economy

scholarly journals Learning about Programming and Epistemic Emotions: A Gendered Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (54) ◽  
pp. e12034
Author(s):  
Beatriz Eugenia Grass ◽  
Mayela Coto ◽  
César Alberto Collazos-Ordoñez ◽  
Patricia Paderewski
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Academic Environments ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
University Level ◽  
Learning Programming ◽  
Programming Courses ◽  
Emotional Level

Programming courses often turn into courses with high percentage of desertion and, sometimes, result in a factor that drives students to abandon their careers, even when they are subjects highly relevant in the training of engineers in the areas of computer science, IT, and related careers. These courses demand high cognitive processes, which generate several emotions learning-related that, when taken into account and evaluated, could be used in favor of learning. Programming courses generate negative emotions in female students in a higher proportion than men, which may even lead them to abandon the career, widening the gender gap. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the role of emotions in academic environments at university level, as well as for knowing the reason for the low participation of women, despite the importance of their role and skills, in computing areas. However, the interest in analyzing the emotions that emerge from students as they learn to program is quite recent. There is not an important number of studies around the emotions of women while they learn to program. The objective of this study is to analyze the behavior -at an emotional level- of students towards different teaching activities, establishing gender level comparisons, and considering the incorporation of elements of collaboration and gamification to identify differences in the emotions originated by these activities.

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