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Gender disparity in STEM education: a survey research on girl participants in World Robot Olympiad
Robotics competitions boosts the development of STEM education, but gender disparity in this field remains rarely addressed by researchers. This...
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Perceived barriers towards the importance and application of medical research: a source of gender disparity among medical undergraduates
BackgroundLittle is known about gender disparity among medical undergraduates in the develo** world. Therefore, this study aims to explore the...
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Gender Gap in STEM Pathways: The Role of Gender-Segregated Schooling in Mathematics and Science Performance
According to the World Economic Forum, the occupational gender gap with men dominating well-remunerated STEM careers is a key factor in the gender...
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Gender patterns in engineering PhD teaching assistant evaluations corroborate role congruity theory
BackgroundThe body of work regarding gender bias in academia shows that female instructors are often rated lower by students than their male...
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Does Gender Composition in a Field of Study Matter? Gender Disparities in College Students’ Academic Self-Concepts
Gendered field-of-study choice is a lively topic of discussion. The explanation usually given for the fact that women are still an exception in...
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It’s About Time: The Inequitable Distribution of Time as a Resource for College, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Existing qualitative research in higher education on students’ work and family commitments already suggests that time as a resource for college is...
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High School Enrolment Choices—Understanding the STEM Gender Gap
Students’ high school decisions will always impact efforts to achieve gender parity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at...
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Unveiling Structural Barriers: Gender Inequality in the Academic Field
The chapter highlights the long-standing problem of gender inequality in academia, which has recently been gaining increased attention. Despite...
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Promoting Gender Equality in Ghana: Sociocultural Factors in Perspective
Despite many efforts in promoting gender equality, the issue has not become obsolete. Gender inequality with respect to education continues to exist...
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The Influence of Peers on the Gender Divide Within Secondary Technology Education in Aotearoa, New Zealand
According to New Zealand government statistics, there is a consistent male–female divide within technology education in secondary schools, resulting...
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Gender in Technology, Engineering and Design: factors which influence low STEM subject uptake among females at third level
Based on social cognitive career theory (SCCT) this study explored the barriers to females choosing STEM disciplines at post-primary level. The study...
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The sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) medical trainee: the journey through medical education
In this literature overview, we share with the reader challenges faced by LGBTQ + individuals pursuing medical education, from undergraduate to...
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Gender trends in Canadian medicine and surgery: the past 30 years
BackgroundWhile the number of women entering medicine has steadily increased since the 1970s in Canada, the gender composition along each stage of...
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Gender Differences in Spatial Ability: a Critical Review
Spatial ability has long been regarded as important in STEM, and mental rotation, a subcategory of spatial ability, is widely accepted as the...
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Intersections of Disproportion: A Critical Quantitative Examination of Dis/ability and Gender in Black Students’ School Discipline Outcomes
This study uses critical race quantitative intersectionality to examine the impacts of gender and dis/ability type on Black students’ school...
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Influence of career awareness on STEM career interests: examining the roles of self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and gender
BackgroundThe studies of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career interests have progressed substantially over the recent...
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Pushing-in single-sex schools for enrichment of both enrolment and gender equity in STEM careers
BackgroundQuality education has been emphasized by the world Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) of the 17 goals the world set to achieve by 2030....
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Emotional and motivational intelligence in Ethiopian high school learners' writing performance in relation to gender differences
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the role of emotional and motivational intelligence in educational settings. Studies have...
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Discourses of Gender Inequality in Education
Adopting a feminist critical theory perspective, which tends to focus on economic, cultural, and social inequalities, affecting women, we can examine...