Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
WOMEN IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, AND STEM HIGHER EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF POLICIES ADDRESSING GENDER ISSUES IN INDIA, PORTUGAL AND SERBIA. |
| Alternate Title: |
ŽENSKE V ZNANOSTI, TEHNOLOGIJI, INOVACIJAH IN VISOKEM ŠOLSTVU STEM: PRIMERJALNA ANALIZA POLITIK SPOLA V INDIJI, NA PORTUGALSKEM IN V SRBIJI – POVZETEK. |
| Authors: |
Duarte, Ana Guimarães1 anaguimaraesduarte@outlook.com, Alves, Natália2 nalves@ie.ulisboa.pt, Tanu, KM3 kmtanu19111999@gmail.com, Konstantinović, Lana4 konstantinoviclana@gmail.com, Kuzmanović, Uroš5 qzmanovicuros@gmail.com, Bogdanović, Vanja6 vanja.bogdanovic@uni-wuerzburg.de |
| Source: |
Studies in Adult Education & Learning / Andragoška Spoznanja. 2025, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p23-42. 20p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*STEM education, *Economic development, *Gender inequality |
| Abstract (English): |
Recognising the imperative in the 21st century for science, technology, and innovation (STI) to support economic growth and prepare citizens for future jobs, while also considering the gender disparities and biases prevalent in these fields, this research aimed to identify the mechanisms for improving female participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in higher education in India, Portugal and Serbia. The study analysed national policies on gender equality using documental deductive analysis structured around categories based on UNESCO’s SAGA Toolkit. Although the three countries have different geopolitical positions – Portugal is a member of the European Union (EU), Serbia is a candidate for EU membership, and India is part of the BRICS economic alliance – the results revealed a principal similarity: none of the documents fully addressed all the categories promoting women in STEM higher education. Based on this finding, there is a need for broader gender mainstreaming in these policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Slovenian): |
Znanost, tehnologija in inovacije imajo v 21. stoletju ogromno vlogo pri zagotavljanju gospodarske rasti in pripravi državljanov na njihova bodoča delovna mesta. Hkrati pa se je treba zavedati razlik med spoloma in pristranskosti, ki prevladujejo na teh področjih. V članku je predstavljena raziskava, ki je želela identificirati mehanizme, s katerimi bi bilo mogoče povečati udeležbo žensk v znanosti, tehnologiji, inženirstvu in matematiki (STEM) v visokem šolstvu v Indiji, na Portugalskem in v Srbiji. Nacionalne politike za enakost spolov so bile analizirane z dokumentarno deduktivno analizo, strukturirano okoli kategorij, ki temeljijo na Unescovem orodju SAGA Toolkit. Čeprav se z vidika geopolitike omenjene tri države precej razlikujejo – Portugalska je članica Evropske unije (EU), Srbija je kandidatka za članstvo v EU, Indija pa je del gospodarskega združenja BRICS –, so rezultati razkrili načelno podobnost med vsemi tremi nacionalnimi politikami: nobeden od analiziranih dokumentov ni v celoti naslovil vseh kategorij za spodbujanje vključevanja žensk v visokošolsko izobraževanje na področjih STEM. Ugotovitve raziskave so tako pokazale, da je potrebno širše vključevanje načela enakosti spolov v te politike. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
