Advancing Towards Gender Equality in Academia and Scientific Research, a Perspective from Higher Education Institutions
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Advancing Towards Gender Equality in Academia and Scientific Research, a Perspective from Higher Education Institutions

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Advancing Towards Gender Equality in Academia and Scientific Research, a Perspective from Higher Education Institutions

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Advancing towards Gender Equality in Academia and Scientific Research, a perspective from Higher Education Institutions offers a diagnosis of gender inequality, a scholarly reflection on the structural barriers women face in developing a successful academic career, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of policies to address gender inequality in higher education. This book presents case studies from Mexico, Poland, Israel, China, and Japan.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the authors
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1. Gender equity policies in HEIs: what we learned from past experiences
  5. 1.1 Introduction
  6. 1.2 The myth of excellence and merit
  7. 1.3 The managerial model and its challenges for gender equality
  8. 1.4 Conclusions
  9. Chapter 2. Confucianism, Science and Gender: An exploratory study of Fudan University
  10. 2.1 Introduction: Women, Science and Confucianism
  11. 2.2 Confucianism, Learning, and Woman
  12. 2.3 Fudan University
  13. 2.4 Perceptions about the role of Confucianism in the scientific promotion of the women
  14. 2.5 Conclusions
  15. Chapter 3. Japanese Women in Academia: A Dichotomy between Progress and a Traditional Society
  16. 3.1 Introduction
  17. 3.2 Historical perspective
  18. 3.3 The case of U Tokyo
  19. 3.4 Conclusions
  20. Chapter 4. A quantitative approach to women professors’ barriers in their research careers in Mexico. The case of Tecnológico de Monterrey
  21. 4.1 Introduction
  22. 4.2 Women Professors’ Barriers
  23. 4.3 The National System of Researchers (SNII)
  24. 4.4 The SNII within the Tecnológico de Monterrey
  25. 4.5 Women are less likely to advance in the SNII
  26. 4.6 Results
  27. 4.7 Conclusions
  28. Chapter 5. A Grand Gender Convergence in the Startup Nation? Gender quality in Israeli Academia and Scientific Research
  29. 5.1 Introduction
  30. 5.2 The Israeli Startup Ecosystem
  31. 5.3 Closing the Gender Gap: Life-cycle Approaches
  32. 5.4 Gender Convergence? The Quest for Labor Market Flexibility
  33. 5.5 Conclusions
  34. Chapter 6. Gender Equality Plan: Lessons from the University of Warsaw
  35. 6.1 Introduction
  36. 6.2 Contextualization of the case
  37. 6.3 Methodology of the study
  38. 6.4 GEP through the experience of its authors
  39. 6.5 Conclusions
  40. Chapter 7. Beyond Metrics and Data: Gender Reflections and Challenges in Assessing Faculty Impact at Tecnológico de Monterrey
  41. 7.1 Introduction
  42. 7.2 Literature Review
  43. 7.3 Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey
  44. 7.4 The Impact Tool
  45. 7.5 Risks of gender bias and gaps in the Impact Tool
  46. 7.6 Conclusions
  47. Final reflection
  48. Tecnológico de Monterrey
  49. Legal Advice