Advancing Towards Gender Equality in Academia and Scientific Research, a Perspective from Higher Education Institutions
By Marta Ochman, Gerhard Niedrist, Miluska Orbegoso Silva
Length6h 39m
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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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GenreEducation and Learning
Length6 hrs 39 mins
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Publish dateNov 5, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1About the authors
2Introduction
3Chapter 1. Gender equity policies in HEIs: what we learned from past experiences
41.1 Introduction
51.2 The myth of excellence and merit
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61.3 The managerial model and its challenges for gender equality
71.4 Conclusions
8Chapter 2. Confucianism, Science and Gender: An exploratory study of Fudan University
92.1 Introduction: Women, Science and Confucianism
102.2 Confucianism, Learning, and Woman
112.3 Fudan University
122.4 Perceptions about the role of Confucianism in the scientific promotion of the women
132.5 Conclusions
14Chapter 3. Japanese Women in Academia: A Dichotomy between Progress and a Traditional Society
153.1 Introduction
163.2 Historical perspective
173.3 The case of U Tokyo
183.4 Conclusions
19Chapter 4. A quantitative approach to women professors’ barriers in their research careers in Mexico. The case of Tecnológico de Monterrey
204.1 Introduction
214.2 Women Professors’ Barriers
224.3 The National System of Researchers (SNII)
234.4 The SNII within the Tecnológico de Monterrey
244.5 Women are less likely to advance in the SNII
254.6 Results
264.7 Conclusions
27Chapter 5. A Grand Gender Convergence in the Startup Nation? Gender quality in Israeli Academia and Scientific Research
285.1 Introduction
295.2 The Israeli Startup Ecosystem
305.3 Closing the Gender Gap: Life-cycle Approaches
315.4 Gender Convergence? The Quest for Labor Market Flexibility
325.5 Conclusions
33Chapter 6. Gender Equality Plan: Lessons from the University of Warsaw
346.1 Introduction
356.2 Contextualization of the case
366.3 Methodology of the study
376.4 GEP through the experience of its authors
386.5 Conclusions
39Chapter 7. Beyond Metrics and Data: Gender Reflections and Challenges in Assessing Faculty Impact at Tecnológico de Monterrey
407.1 Introduction
417.2 Literature Review
427.3 Research at Tecnológico de Monterrey
437.4 The Impact Tool
447.5 Risks of gender bias and gaps in the Impact Tool
457.6 Conclusions
46Final reflection
47Tecnológico de Monterrey
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