ERIC Number: EJ1102993
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Publication Date: 2016-Jul
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Gender Bias in Higher Education: Spanish Doctoral Dissertations in Mathematics Education
Vallejo, Mónica; Torralbo, Manuel; Fernández-Cano, Antonio
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v15 n3 p205-220 Jul 2016
This article reviews the results of a quantitative study that provides evidence of gender biases in relation to women in the field of Spanish mathematics education. For this purpose, doctoral dissertations produced in Spain and defended in Spanish universities between 1970 and 2014 were subjected to exhaustive analysis. Focusing on gender, the authorship, supervision, and evaluation of doctoral dissertations were used as explanatory variables. A prospective analysis of the variables was also carried out. The results reveal different situations depending on the above-mentioned dimensions. Specifically, a marked bias against women was detected in terms of the supervision and evaluation of doctoral dissertations, but not in terms of their authorship. This seems to suggest the existence of a glass ceiling that prevents women from gaining access to certain scientific fields and/or engaging in particular roles in the higher education setting, such as the supervision or evaluation of doctoral dissertations.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Females, Prevention, Access to Education, Mathematics Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Statistical Analysis, Supervision, Authors, Equal Education, Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Gender Differences, Doctoral Degrees, Advisory Committees
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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