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Sampson, Pauline M.; Ridyolph, Te'yana – School Leadership Review, 2021
Women superintendents have increased in number of positions held in the United States, but they are still underrepresented in the superintendent role. Women continue to be studied in their representation in the superintendent role. In this study, a content analysis was conducted of 51 U.S. dissertations relating to women superintendents located in…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations, Women Administrators, Superintendents
Aljuaid, Alanoud – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There is a workforce shortage and a huge gender disparity in the cybersecurity profession globally and Saudi Arabia. Enabling women to access these opportunities involves bolstering training and implementing reforms to give women the go-ahead to access these opportunities. With only a paltry 5% of women being in cybersecurity in the Middle East…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Computer Security, Information Security
Bonzet, René; Frick, Beatrice Liezel – Education as Change, 2019
Leadership structures in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in South Africa face stark gender inequalities. Narratives of women currently in TVET leadership positions in the Western Cape province of South Africa might shed light on gender transformation in this sector. This article provides an insider perspective on 10…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Women Administrators, Gender Issues
Bodalina, Kishan N.; Mestry, Raj – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2022
This research was inspired by two critical factors relating to women leaders in senior positions in education district offices. Firstly, women leaders are continually plagued with stereotyping, and secondly, women are repeatedly undermined by male colleagues. Although the South African Constitution and other related legislation prohibits any form…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Central Office Administrators, Foreign Countries
Chuang, Szu-Fang – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2015
This study was designed to explore and define key factors that deter women from participating in continuing professional development (CPD) in the workplace. Four dimensions of deterrents that are caused by women's social roles, gender inequality and gender dimensions are discussed: family and time constraints, cost and work constraints, lack of…
Descriptors: Females, Barriers, Professional Continuing Education, Professional Development
Suárez-Ortega, Magdalena – Qualitative Research in Education, 2016
Even though undeniable social changes such as gender discrimination have occurred, the forms of access to public education and employment, as well as the conditions under which these jobs are carried out, are often loaded with sexist biases. Using the biographical-narrative method and a combination of techniques and strategies for gathering and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Females, Rural Areas
Lazarian-Chehab, Rina – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of informal mentoring on the leadership development of women in leadership positions in Vietnamese universities. Methodology: This study was qualitative in nature; therefore, ethnographic design methodology was utilized to collect data. The data collection was performed in three stages:…
Descriptors: Mentors, Women Administrators, Barriers, Career Development
Hakiem, Rafif Abdul Aziz D. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
This empirical study explores the issues surrounding gender inequality and the career development of academic women in Saudi Arabia's Higher Education (HE) system. The medium of narrative inquiries was employed, with a particular focus on female academics' lived experience of gender inequality and career development. The study is influenced by a…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sex Fairness, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
Alrowaithy, Reem Ateiyiah – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Saudi Arabia is seeking to diversify its oil-based economy due to a decline in revenue (Rubin, 2017b) and since the Kingdom is the primary employer for most of its citizens many of these public sector jobs are being eliminated or cut back (Madhi & Barrientos, 2003). Private sector non-Saudi companies are being encouraged to come to the Kingdom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Employed Women
Li Tang; Hugo Horta – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2024
The persistent gender inequalities in higher education are an ongoing concern among academics. This paper investigates how male and female academics perceive the need for gender-related changes to support academic women's career advancement in China. Drawing on 40 interviews with male and female academics at a leading Chinese research university,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Females, Teacher Attitudes, Research Universities
Katrina Ginis; Sandra Elizabeth Stewart; Leonie Kronborg – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2023
The historically male-dominated discourse encompassing artistic creativity has often failed to acknowledge the voices and contributions of women. Female artists continue to face barriers in terms of accessing opportunities, attaining positions of prominence, and earning potential, in comparison with their male counterparts. This inequality is…
Descriptors: Females, Visual Arts, Artists, Attitudes
Myers, Robert M.; Griffin, Amy L. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
The internationalization of higher education results in 4.6 million students attending colleges and universities outside their home countries. In the United States and other countries, there is significant underrepresentation of women among inbound international higher education students. Gender equality in education cannot be achieved so long as…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, International Education, Higher Education, Foreign Students
Blanca Mendoza; Jordi Pàmies; Marta Bertran – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2024
This article examines the relationship between the upward educational and social mobility processes of young men and women of Moroccan descent in Catalonia, Spain. Through data obtained from two ethnographic research projects and life stories, we analyse and compare the experiences of twenty-four young men and women of Moroccan descent who are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Social Mobility, Educational Mobility
Mercan Küçükakin, Pinar; Engin-Demir, Cennet – Gender and Education, 2022
Despite national and international attempts to eliminate gender inequality in education, it remains a pressing issue in Turkey. Because gender equality is often shaped by and through discursive practices, the present study explores how educational policy and media discourses create gender inequalities in education. The critical discourse analysis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Gender Bias, Educational Policy
UNESCO Bangkok, 2020
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are considered catalysts for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet, particularly for STEM fields, girls and women, for a multitude of social, cultural and psychological reasons, engage and participate at a lower rate than boys and men. This research…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Womens Education, Females, Barriers