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Journal articles on the topic "Female underrepresentation"

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Obianuju, Enwerekowe Ebelechukwu, and Mangden Daniel Diyenaan. "Why does Female Underrepresentation Persist in Nigerian Architecture?" Civil Engineering and Architecture 7, no. 4 (July 2019): 89–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/cea.2019.070401.

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Baker, Marzena, and Erica French. "Female underrepresentation in project-based organizations exposes organizational isomorphism." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 37, no. 8 (November 20, 2018): 799–812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-03-2017-0061.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the structural career barriers in project-based construction and property development organizations in Australia, and explore how these affect women and their project careers. It applies the insights of the institutional theory to explain how the process of normative isomorphism continues to reproduce female underrepresentation in those organizations. Design/methodology/approach Based on an exploratory interpretive approach, this study consisted of 16 in-depth interviews with female project managers from the Australian construction and property industry. Findings The research shows that organizational practices may contribute to the ongoing female underrepresentation in the Australian construction and property development industries. The structural career barriers unique to project organizations include work practice, presenteeism, reliance on career self-management and the “filtering of personnel” in recruitment and promotion practices. Research limitations/implications The results support the institutional theory as an explanation for the factors that influence women’s’ perceptions of their project management careers. Addressing inequity between men and women is perceived as an organizational choice. Practical implications To achieve a substantive change in the numbers of women in project management, organizational leaders in male dominated industries such as construction and property development are encouraged to think strategically about how to overcome the access and opportunity that affect women’s career progress. Originality/value Drawing on the institutional theory, this study explores how the process of normative isomorphism may reproduce female underrepresentation and gender segregation in traditional project-based organizations.
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Redmon, C., and L. Alzweri. "Ethnic underrepresentation in validation of female sexual dysfunction questionnaires." Journal of Sexual Medicine 19, no. 5 (May 2022): S199—S200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.03.452.

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Redmon, C., and L. Alzweri. "Ethnic Underrepresentation in Validation of Female Sexual Dysfunction Questionnaires." Journal of Sexual Medicine 19, no. 4 (April 2022): S18—S19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.046.

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Redmon, C., and L. Alzweri. "Ethnic Underrepresentation in Validation of Female Sexual Dysfunction Questionnaires." Journal of Sexual Medicine 19, no. 4 (April 2022): S18—S19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.046.

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Teele, Dawn Langan, and Kathleen Thelen. "Gender in the Journals: Publication Patterns in Political Science." PS: Political Science & Politics 50, no. 02 (March 31, 2017): 433–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096516002985.

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ABSTRACT This article explores publication patterns across 10 prominent political science journals, documenting a significant gender gap in publication rates for men and women. We present three broad findings. First, we find no evidence that the low percentage of female authors simply mirrors an overall low share of women in the profession. Instead, we find continued underrepresentation of women in many of the discipline’s top journals. Second, we find that women are not benefiting equally in a broad trend across the discipline toward coauthorship. Most published collaborative research in these journals emerges from all-male teams. Third, it appears that the methodological proclivities of the top journals do not fully reflect the kind of work that female scholars are more likely than men to publish in these journals. The underrepresentation of qualitative work in many journals is associated as well with an underrepresentation of female authors.
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Paquette, Jerald E. "Minority Participation in Secondary Education: A Fine-Grained Descriptive Methodology." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 13, no. 2 (June 1991): 139–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/01623737013002139.

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This study analyzes participation of selected minorities and female students in particular secondary-school courses in six Southwestern Ontario boards of education during the 1988–1989 school year. Relative over- or underrepresentation of each group studied was tabulated by course type, grade, and level of difficulty. Results taken across all six boards indicate, among other relationships, overrepresentation of recently immigrated students in advanced-level university-entrance English classes, modest underrepresentation of Black students in advanced-level core subjects, and strong underrepresentation of Native Canadian Indian students in advanced-level English and math. Individual board analyses showed considerable deviation from across-board patterns.
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Kamal, Asalat, Michael Kang, and Benjamin Mong. "Addressing the Issue of Underrepresentation of Women in Chemistry." Journal for Activist Science and Technology Education 5, no. 1 (May 10, 2020): 38–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.33137/jaste.v5i1.34276.

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We conducted a study in two different high schools in Mississauga to see if there was a correlation between gender and interest to study Chemistry after high school. A vast number of adolescent females reported no interest in studying Chemistry (65%) compared to adolescent males (26%). Our research suggests that disproportionally of women to men in Chemistry may originate as early as high school. We recommend that high school Science/Chemistry curriculum must be more inclusive to help young girls develop an interest in Chemistry, and Science in general. Teachers must combat stereotypes in the classrooms and introduce young women to more female role models in Science/Chemistry to empower them to pursue Chemistry in post-secondary years.
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Jackson, Carla Ray. "The Soul Within." Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress 2, no. 1 (July 1, 2018): 4–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jump.v2i1.41.

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While community colleges are experiencing an increase in minority students, there has been a lack of substantial growth in the acquisition and retention of full-time minority faculty. For full-time African American female professors, this lack has resulted in the circumstance of underrepresentation. This qualitative study asked full-time African American female professors at predominantly White community colleges in Maryland, to explore the emotional toll of underrepresentation. In-depth interviews were conducted to develop a written illustration of how African American female professors at predominantly White institutions fulfill their professional duties in an environment that has been shown to lead to emotional burnout. This study will add to the body of research that increases the understanding of the lived experiences of minority faculty.
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Dingemann, Carmen. "The Female Pediatric Surgeon." European Journal of Pediatric Surgery 27, no. 03 (April 28, 2017): 228–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1602251.

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AbstractIn medical schools throughout Europe, women make up an increasing proportion of graduates entering the medical profession. Even though this phenomenon is also found in the surgical profession, women are still clearly underrepresented. However, it has been demonstrated that women are equally qualified as men, and are as eager as men to aim for a surgical career.In general, a career in surgery has significant lifestyle implications for both men and women. In particular, women meet challenges such as pregnancy, maternity, and responsibility for childcare that compete with pressures of time and expectations of productivity. Further complicating the situation, there is a huge complexity of national legislation dealing with maternity and parental leave within Europe. Owing to this legal inconsistency, a strong demand on targeted policies and guidelines has increased particularly among the surgical staff.The scarcity of female role models and mentors has also been discussed as a possible explanation for the underrepresentation of women in academic surgery. Even in the 21st century, the advancement of women into leading positions of academic surgery and major surgical societies is still limited. An updated view of leadership development, the promotion of female surgeons in academic surgery, and identifying barriers to women entering this field are crucial to correcting the existing gender inequities.This contribution aims to highlight the current situation of women in academic surgery, outline findings on gender disparities, and define persistent obstacles to the advancement of women in surgery. In addition, this review presents new possibilities and provides approaches to overcome the underrepresentation of female surgeons. In current literature, there is only little information concerning the situation of female pediatric surgeons. Therefore, this article mainly relies on available data on the female surgeon in general.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Female underrepresentation"

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Mc, Nutt Matthew. "Understanding underrepresentation of female high-performance coaches in Swedish Sport." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Malmö högskola, Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-18531.

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Historically, women like other marginalized and discriminated groups, have been compared to the manly model of sport as ‘others’ and often it is their feminine characteristics that are focused upon. In the coaching profession, women have yet to break through and be seen as equals to their male counterparts. Even as the number of women taking part in sports is increasing and equity between men’s and women’s sports is growing, there still remains areas within sport where women continue to struggle to gain more influence and power. High-performance coaching is an area where growth has been slow for women to gain a more equitable foothold. Men continue to dominate the role as the coach and continue to dominate even more so at the high-performance level of coaching. The aim of this qualitative study is to examine and explore the experiences of high-performance coaches in three Swedish sporting organizations and contribute to an understanding to what factors surround the underrepresentation of high-performance female coaches in sports organizations that are relatively gender equal in participants and leaders. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 5 individual high-performance coaches (3 female; 2 male) across swimming, skiing and triathlon. The results show a continuation of a flexible masculine hegemony in the role of a coach, but also changing attitudes and norms towards women as high-performance coaches. It also questions the organization and structure of the coaching role taking into consideration recommendations for changes in the work of a coach to make the profession more sustainable for both men and women.
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Santos, Polianna Pereira dos, Júlia Rocha de Barcelos, and Roberta Maia Gresta. "Debates on female participation in brazilian parlament: underrepresentation, violence and harassment." Politai, 2016. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/92743.

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Women were one of the last social groups to conquer political rights in contemporary democracies. Although there are no more legal obstacles for female political participation (active and passive), women’s presence in Brazilian parliaments is minimal. In the Lower House of Parliament (Câmara dos Deputados), after 2014 Elections –that is, 19 years after gender quota regulations in Brazil– women still occupy less than 10% of the seats. That being the case, in this brief study, we revisit cultural, social and institutional variables which are commonly presented as a justification for female under-representation in Brazil. Subsequently, we address gender violence situations which took place in Brazil’s Lower House of Parliament, as well as how they were dealt with by this organization. Furthermore, in attempt to better understand the relations between gender, representation, violence and harassment in the political field, questionnaires were sent to representatives in the Lower House of Parliament, where the two paradigmatic cases which are object of this study took place. In this attempt, we also interview the Vice-Governor of a Brazilian state, a woman who can provide the perspective of the executive branch on the matter. The analysis of these results –including the percentage of answers– should allow us to raise a connection between gender violence in politics and female under-representation.
Las mujeres han sido uno de los últimos contingentes sociales en alcanzar derechos políticos dentro de las democracias contemporáneas. A pesar de no subsistir impedimentos legales para su participación política (activa o pasiva), la presencia de mujeres en el parlamento brasileño es insignificante. En la Cámara de los Diputados, tras las elecciones de 2014 –19 años después de la regulación de las cuotas de género en Brasil– las mujeres todavía ocupan menos del 10% de los asientos. En este breve estudio, se revisan las variables culturales, sociales e institucionales que se presentan comúnmente como justificación para la baja representación femenina en Brasil. Posteriormente, serán revisadas algunas situaciones de violencia de género ocurridas en la Cámara de los Diputados y el trato que se les dio dentro del organismo. Asimismo, en el intento de obtener una idea de la relación entre representación, violencia y acoso político y de género, se enviaron cuestionarios a los miembros del Parlamento Federal, escenario en donde se desarrollaron los dos casos paradigmas que serán estudiados en este trabajo. Con el mismo fin, también se entrevistó a la vicegobernadora del Estado de Piauí-Brasil, que nos proporcionó una perspectiva sobre el tema objeto de estudio en el Poder Ejecutivo. El análisis de dichos resultados –incluyendo los porcentajes de las respuestas– permite delimitar la relación entre violencia de género en la política y laescasa representación femenina.
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Tanner, Nicole N. "Underrepresentation of African American Female Community College Presidents in the United States." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7200.

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African American women are significantly underrepresented in the role of community college presidents in the United States. Insufficient research has been conducted related to the reason behind the underrepresentation of African American female community college presidents in this nation, warranting an investigation that led to this study. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of 7 current and former African American women who are, or have held, the community college presidency role to gain an in depth understanding as to why, from their perspective, an underrepresentation of African American female community college presidents exists in the United States. Critical race theory is the theoretical foundation that guided this phenomenological qualitative study. Semistructured interviews were conducted to collect data. The data were interpreted using phenomenological analysis. This study found that African American female community college presidents identified several barriers that lead to their underrepresentation. Race and gender were the most influential factors noted. Gender bias was evident in that women are not expected to hold the presidency position. The respondents noted that the U.S. society still has elements of white supremacy where people of color are not trusted with certain leadership positions. These sources of bias have limited access to the college presidency, leading to their lack of representation in the role. The findings of this study can assist leaders and policymakers in formulating and implementing appropriate strategies and policies to end or minimize the disparities of Black women leading US community colleges.
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Barrios, Vivian S. "Factors influencing the underrepresentation of women in the role of superintendency as perceived by selected school board members and superintendents of school districts in Region XX, Education Service Center in Texas." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1043.

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School board members, superintendents, and assistant superintendents from Region XX, Education Service Center in Texas were surveyed to examine their perceptions regarding the underrepresentation of women in the role of superintendency. Individual t-tests were performed and frequency data were utilized to obtain group means. When compared, the administrative group indicates that there is a significant difference (p<0.05) between genders. Female administrators cite concerns with factors hindering their career advancement to the superintendency. Research findings of this study included: 1. Data from this study reveal women's concerns with limited time for career mobility, career aspirations being placed behind family responsibilities, and family commitments being a priority to career advancement. 2. Data from this study suggest that women have concerns with factors they encounter with mentors, networking systems, sponsorship, and support systems within their organizations. 3. Results reveal that women have inexperience in fiscal matter compared to men. Fiscal matters are a major concern and a priority for both school board members and administrators. 4. Results indicate that females are capable of performing the superintendent job duties. 5. The results indicate that women are their own worst critic and rate themselves lower than their male counterparts. The following are recommendations for further study: 1. Further statistical study on in-depth interviews of current female superintendents could be conducted related to barriers encountered during their superintendency in all Education Service Center Regions in Texas. 2. Critical analysis could be made on the actual selection process of the superintendency for several districts within the Education Service Center Regions in Texas. 3. Further research studies could be conducted of networking and mentoring systems already in place. These kinds of studies can add to the review of literature as to their effectiveness in assisting women in administration.
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Moser, Katharina [Verfasser]. "Female careers, underrepresentation of women, and social identity : Evidence from the field / Katharina Moser." Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1240673086/34.

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Mugnano, Stephanie Lynne. "The underrepresentation of female executives in the beauty industry| Does mentoring, networking, and advanced training help with career advancement?" Thesis, Capella University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10239866.

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Women account for half of the workforce; however there is a small percentage in executive positions (Omotayo, Oladile, & Adenike, 2013). The small percentage of women in executive positions can be attributed to an invisible barrier that blocks their career advancement known as the glass ceiling (Elacqua, Beehr, Hansen, & Webster, 2009). Research on the glass ceiling has concluded effective strategies that have aided women in career advancement (Elacqua et al., 2009; Laud, Paterson & Johnson, 2013; Metz & Tharenou, 2001). Three of the top career advancing strategies supported by research includes mentoring, networking and training (Chen, 2005; Elacqua et al., 2009; Laud et al., 2013). This quantitative correlational study aimed to determine if the effective strategies of mentoring, networking, and training correlated with the career advancement of women in the beauty industry. A total of 144 female managers in the beauty industry completed the online survey administered by SurveyMonkey®. A Pearson’s r test was conducted to determine a relationship between mentoring, networking, training and the career advancement of women in the beauty industry. Additionally, a multiple regression test was conducted in order to determine the additive variance explained by mentoring networking and training. The results of the Pearson’s r determined that mentoring, networking, and training were positively correlated to the career advancement of female executives in the beauty industry. In addition, 26% of the variance in career advancement could be explained by the multiple regression model. Mentoring, however, was not significantly related to career advancement according to the multiple regression test.

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Kornau, Angela [Verfasser]. "Women’s Underrepresentation in Management Positions in the Corporate World : gendered human resource management practices and female coping patterns / Angela Kornau." Berlin : ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1064140653/34.

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Mattsson, Denise, and Hannele Nilsson. "”EN TRÄNARE ÄR EN AUKTORITÄR MAN SOMPEKAR MED HELA HANDEN” : En kvalitativ studie om kvinnliga huvudtränaresunderrepresentation inom Svensk handbollselit." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20015.

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Underrepresentationen av kvinnligt ledarskap inom idrott har under de senaste åren blivit mycket uppmärksammat av både forskare och institutioner. Forskningen redogör för att kvinnliga huvudtränare stöter på hinder både på samhälls-, organisations- och individnivå. Problemen relateras framför allt till rekrytering och könsstereotyper, det finns uppfattningar om hur en kvinnlig ledare ska vara och det finns uppfattningar om hur en tränare ska vara - dessa två stämmer inte alltid överens med varandra. Kvinnliga ledare hämmas av de könsstereotyper som råder i samhället samtidigt som forskning visar att kvinnliga huvudtränare hämmas vid en rekrytering. Kvinnliga huvudtränare är underrepresenterade generellt i idrottsvärlden.Syftet med arbetet är att undersöka om samma problematik som forskningen redogör för även förekommer i Sverige. Syftet med studien är därför att bidra med ökad förståelse om varför kvinnliga huvudtränare är underrepresenterade i SHE, svenska högstaligan för damer i handboll. För att kunna uppfylla studiens syfte och svara på problemformuleringen utgår rapporten från semistrukturerade intervjuer som genomförts med sju olika föreningar som deltar i SHE säsongen 2020/2021. Den teoretiska referensramen är utformad utifrån tidigare forskning, statistik över hur många män och kvinnor som har genomfört en tränarutbildning, könsstereotyper som tycks hämma kvinnor samt information om hur en rekryteringsprocess går till. Studiens empiri som grundar sig i föreningarnas svar ställs i relation till den teoretiska referensramen i studiens analys. I studiens analys kan författarna konstatera att det finns faktorer som hämmar men också faktorer som borde gynna kvinnor. Kvinnliga huvudtränare anses till viss del hämmas av de könsstereotyper som råder i dagens samhälle och det finns även en del av rekryteringsprocessen där kvinnliga ledare skulle kunna hämmas. Den slutgiltiga slutsatsen som presenteras är tudelad men tyder trots allt på att kvinnliga huvudtränare i den svenska högstaligan skulle kunna hämmas av både rekryteringsprocessen och könsstereotyper.
The underrepresentation of female leadership in sports has recently been noticed by both researchers and institutions. Female head coaches face obstacles on social, organizational, and individual levels. The problems are mainly related to recruitment and gender stereotypes, there are perceptions of how a female leader should be and how a head coach should be. These two do not match each other. Female leaders are affected negatively by the society’s gender stereotypes and research shows that female head coaches are examined more closely. Female head coaches are underrepresented generally in the world and statistics show that it’s the same in Sweden. The purpose of the work is thus to examine the Swedish Handball Elite (SHE) and investigate if the same problem exists in Sweden too. The purpose of the study is to contribute with a better understanding of why female head coaches are underrepresented in the SHE.To be able to fulfill the purpose of the study and respond to the problem formulation semi-structured interviews have been made with different teams in the SHE. The theoretical frame of reference is designed based on previous research, statistics of how many women and men that have completed a coaching education, gender stereotypes that affect women negatively and information about how a recruitment process works. The study’s empirical data that is based on the team’s answers and is set in relation to the theoretical frame of reference in the analysis of the study. In the analysis of the study the authors can state that there are factors that both positive and negative affect women. Female head coaches are considered to be negatively affected by the gender stereotypes that prevail in the society and there are also parts of the recruitment process where women could be negatively affected. The conclusion that is presented is somewhat divided but indicates that female head coaches in the SHE partly could be affected negatively by both the recruitment process and gender stereotypes.
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Bloot, Regina D. "Reasons for the underrepresentation of females at Head of Department level in physical education in government secondary schools in Western Australia: Perceptions of female physical education teachers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1992. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1130.

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This study focuses on reasons why so few females hold Head of Department positions in physical education in government secondary schools in Western Australia. Despite the almost equitable proportion of females and males teaching the subject, and the absence of Ministry of Education policy constraints on female promotion since 1972, females remain grossly underrepresented in leadership roles. In 1991, women held only five (7%) of the 70 substantive Head of Department appointments. Individual indepth interviews were used as the means of data collection to document female teachers' own accounts of their lives, career aspirations, and what they perceived to be the barriers and encouragements for promotion in physical education. A sample of female physical education teachers was selected and subdivided into three groups based on their years of teaching experience and occupancy of Head of Department positions. The intention of such a categorization was to obtain a broad spectrum of perceptions, and to facilitate comparison between the groups to indicate the varying effects that changing Ministry of Education policies and societal expectations have had on the promotional prospects and aspirations of female physical educators. The factors that emerged as constraints to the promotion of females were based primarily on stereotypic attitudes and expectations regarding gender-roles, and comprised both external systemic and internalized psychological barriers. It is proposed that many of the perceived deterrents are in fact created in the minds of female teachers to mask their lack of self-confidence and/or ambition. For this reason, social settings from studentship, through teacher education, to the teaching environment can play a crucial role in shaping and nurturing the career decisions and aspirations of female teachers. Finally, recommendations based on the findings are made to three key groups, namely, the Ministry of Education; teacher education institutions; and female physical education teachers. The suggested measures to address the problem focused on the need to do more than just change policy. Education regarding promotion; the identification and sponsorship of potential female candidates; the provision of networking and support groups; mentoring by female leaders; and a non-discriminatory selection process are among the essential strategies needed to stimulate and nurture the promotional aspirations of female physical education teachers.
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Santiago, Martha. "A Case Study in Public K-12 Education: Hispanic Female (Latinas) School Administrators’ Perceptions of their Role and Experiences as Principals within Central Florida." Scholar Commons, 2008. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3.

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A gradual but significant change in America's demographic composition has occurred during the last few years. Millions of Hispanic students, many of them immigrants, have been absorbed in the nation's schools, turning public institutions into multiracial, multicultural, and to some degree, multilingual sites (Tallerico, 2001; Ferrandino, 2001). In light of the demographic changes and the important role of school leaders, how is the Hispanic principal in the K-12 public schools reflecting the growth of the Hispanic school population? This research studies perceptions the Hispanic female principal attached to their role and role expectations as a principal. This qualitative case study interviewed eight female Hispanic principals in Central Florida three times. Seven major themes of perceptions and meanings principals attached to their experiences evolved: strong family support, no pre-conceived self-imposed obstacles, high sense of self-efficacy, token Hispanic, being placed in a high Hispanic population school, no consensus regarding principal roles, had Latina mentors, and utilized parts of Latina culture in their professional practice. Implications included both strong family support for the Latinas entering a professional field and that the principals did not experience self-imposed obstacles. Both need further research, as does the strong sense that these Latina principals perceived they had entered the American mainstream. The strong sense of efficacy needs further research for its causes. Lack of consensus on principal roles has considerable implication for graduate leadership education, needing further research. Of considerable interest is researching what parts of the Latina culture were utilized in their professional practice, and what implication does this have for professional leadership education generally. Further recommendations for research include a need to evaluate which district policies are effective in recruiting and retaining of Latina administrators. This research may lead to implementing best practices in districts' hiring practices and retention programs that lead to leadership that is more diverse while addressing the underrepresentation of Latinas in counties and institutions selected.
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Books on the topic "Female underrepresentation"

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Black, Rachel E. Cheffes de Cuisine. University of Illinois Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252044007.001.0001.

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In 1933, Eugénie Brazier earned three Michelin stars for both of her restaurants—she was the first person to claim these high accolades and the only woman to ever do so. Brazier’s rise to fame helped establish Lyon’s place as the gastronomic capital of France, but it did not ensure that women would continue to lead the way in professional kitchens. Women are celebrated home cooks and guardians of French cuisine, but they have largely failed to achieve the same recognition for their craft in the professional kitchen. The small number of women who have succeeded in the culinary arts are celebrated as exceptions. This book looks at the historical and contemporary reasons for the underrepresentation of women in culinary professions in France, a country where cuisine is considered an important cultural form. It considers the strategies that women use to enter and move ahead in what is often a hostile work environment where gender inequality persists. The author explores the realities of women who cook professionally through their own culinary education and apprenticeship as well as extensive interviews with female and male cooks, chefs, and journalists. Lyon serves as a rich field site for discovering women’s resilience, skill and challenges as they seek to make their mark in the culinary arts.
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Book chapters on the topic "Female underrepresentation"

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Moraba, Yolanda, and Oluwayomi Babatunde. "Graduating Female Students’ Long-Term Career Decisions and Underrepresentation of Women in South Africa’s Construction Industry." In The Construction Industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 158–67. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26528-1_16.

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"A Matter of Degrees: Female Underrepresentation in Computer Science Programs Cross-Nationally." In Women and Information Technology. The MIT Press, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/7272.003.0008.

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Charles, Maria, and Karen Bradley. "A Matter of Degrees: Female Underrepresentation in Computer Science Programs Cross-Nationally." In Women and Information Technology, 182–203. The MIT Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9780262033459.003.0006.

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Floyd, Steven Paul. "Female Enrolment in High School Computer Science Courses." In Research Anthology on Feminist Studies and Gender Perceptions, 115–28. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4511-2.ch007.

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Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher's book Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing presented computer education as a clubhouse for boys that was resulting in women and girls being left out of the computer science (CS) loop. This research reveals that now, almost 20 years later, a number of doors, walls, and windows still inhibit certain students from equal access and participation to the computing clubhouse and provides data from Ontario, Canada indicating that females make up only 26%, 21%, and 15.7% of student enrolled in the Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12 high school courses, respectively. Considering the number of initiatives and money related to expanding CS education, including a revision of high school CS curriculum in Ontario and $60 million of additional CanCodes money provided by the federal government, a better understanding of the underrepresentation of females in high school CS is critical.
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Floyd, Steven Paul. "Female Enrolment in High School Computer Science Courses." In Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education, 31–43. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4739-7.ch003.

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Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher's book Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing presented computer education as a clubhouse for boys that was resulting in women and girls being left out of the computer science (CS) loop. This research reveals that now, almost 20 years later, a number of doors, walls, and windows still inhibit certain students from equal access and participation to the computing clubhouse and provides data from Ontario, Canada indicating that females make up only 26%, 21%, and 15.7% of student enrolled in the Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12 high school courses, respectively. Considering the number of initiatives and money related to expanding CS education, including a revision of high school CS curriculum in Ontario and $60 million of additional CanCodes money provided by the federal government, a better understanding of the underrepresentation of females in high school CS is critical.
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Trivedi, Vaishali, and Vikas Trivedi. "Judicial Diversity in India." In Gender Perspectives on Industry 4.0 and the Impact of Technology on Mainstreaming Female Employment, 228–43. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8594-8.ch012.

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As the businesses across the world are all set to enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution, agile work practices and diverse work teams have become new survival strategies. Experts say to be smart in real sense, this digi-revolution needs to be more inclusive. From the educational institutions to sports, politics, governance, corporates, military, and parliament, the institutions of all kinds are facing the challenges of ensuring greater gender inclusiveness. Along similar lines, the judiciary cannot be an exception either. . In a country like India wherein the women constitute 50% of the population and where there are already good number of women members in bar available to be elevated, the presence of only a handful women in the judiciary raises multiple questions. This chapter reflects on the underrepresentation of women in the Indian judiciary. It uncovers the existence of a glass ceiling in the Indian judiciary and advocates the case for judicial diversity.
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Ellington, Linda. "Women Leaders in Higher Education." In Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles, 789–98. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch043.

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An interesting inquiry is whether women leaders are desiring, dismissing, or being disqualified from senior leadership positions in the global K-20 educational academy. Why is there a leadership underrepresentation of those born female? It may be that women leaders have not been socialized in accordance with the male-centric leadership model; they are relatively outsiders who must forge new ways of leading. This chapter's author embarked on a small literature search of history to identify what is not new to us, but possibly forgotten – the experiences and lessons learned from women leaders who met challenges through their bold and effective leadership, as they forged paths for us. There is a feeling of belonging to the past, but not fully understanding it. There is a sense of having acquired a pressing but obscure responsibility, along with a peculiar female ancestry, for us to be the twenty-first century generation in a long line of uncommon women. The insights in this chapter are presented through a simple folktale, asking the question, Where is Walda?
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Ellington, Linda. "Women Leaders in Higher Education." In Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education, 192–200. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5667-1.ch014.

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An interesting inquiry is whether women leaders are desiring, dismissing, or being disqualified from senior leadership positions in the global K-20 educational academy. Why is there a leadership underrepresentation of those born female? It may be that women leaders have not been socialized in accordance with the male-centric leadership model; they are relatively outsiders who must forge new ways of leading. This chapter's author embarked on a small literature search of history to identify what is not new to us, but possibly forgotten – the experiences and lessons learned from women leaders who met challenges through their bold and effective leadership, as they forged paths for us. There is a feeling of belonging to the past, but not fully understanding it. There is a sense of having acquired a pressing but obscure responsibility, along with a peculiar female ancestry, for us to be the twenty-first century generation in a long line of uncommon women. The insights in this chapter are presented through a simple folktale, asking the question, Where is Walda?
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Thomas, Ursula, and Jill Drake. "Grace under Fire." In Critical Research on Sexism and Racism in STEM Fields, 1–22. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0174-9.ch001.

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Understanding why women are underrepresented in various Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields remains an important area of research. In the United States and in many industrialized nations around the world, STEM professions remain male dominated. Explanations for why women are not participating STEM professions are many and diverse. The Ecology Systems Theory (EST) presents a lens through which the causes for the continued underrepresentation of women in STEM fields may be examined. EST is widely accepted theoretical framework for exploring the influences that contribute to the development of an individual. The study presented in this chapter explored the familial, educational, economic, and social experiences of 125 female participants working in a STEM field. Findings suggest there are influences at specific levels in EST that can and do affect the educational and career aspirations of women in relationship to STEM fields.
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Fuhrmann, Laura L., and Andrea M. Wallace. "The Snowball Effect." In Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education, 14–30. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4739-7.ch002.

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Recognizing the persistent problem of the underrepresentation of women in computer science, this chapter examines the barriers existing in the kindergarten through Grade 12 educational environment. It explores the vicious cycle that exists in the education field, as the change agents are predominantly women. Much of the research from the past decade reiterates the issue but substantive changes to reduce the gender gap have not occurred at rates that keep pace with the evolving digital society. This chapter offers practical solutions to (1) distinguish between computer science, instructional technology, and digital literacy in the K-12 educational setting; (2) propose ways to promote opportunities in these environments, for all students, with a focus on the underrepresented female population; (3) formulate strategies for educational leaders to incorporate computer science knowledge including computational thinking skills into teacher preparation programs and professional development to support those never exposed.
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Conference papers on the topic "Female underrepresentation"

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Tuttle, Thyra, Amanda Menier, and Rebecca Zarch. "Root Cause Analysis of Female Underrepresentation in Computing." In SIGCSE '21: The 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3408877.3439581.

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Rapp, Joel. "What Better Explains Female Underrepresentation in STEM Careers After All ?" In 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. Washington DC: AERA, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1685952.

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Venkat, Vasumathi, and Ishani Kunadharaju. "Edison High School WiSTEM | FOCUS: Addressing Female Underrepresentation in STEM." In 2021 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isec52395.2021.9764075.

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Narayanan, Vasanth. "The Forgotten Women: Investigating the Absence of the Female Artist from Traditionally Male-Centric Southeast Asian Contemporary Art Historical Narratives." In The SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFACON2021). SEAMEO SPAFA, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.26721/spafa.pqcnu8815a-24.

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Until recently, Southeast Asian contemporary art’s historical narratives overlooked the influence of female artists. This underrepresentation of female artists is not unique to Asia, nor is it exclusive to contemporary art. Curators’ decisions and other factors may have contributed to the trend in part. However, within the realm of modern art, possibilities have lately developed that may expose the public to the work of more female artists. These include curating shows exclusively for female artists and prominently showcasing the work of female artists on the Internet.
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Tahsin, Noshin, Nazmus Sakib Ahmed, Moumita Asad, and Kazi Sakib. "Can female underrepresentation in information technology be solved through an awareness-based approach?" In ICSE '22: 44th International Conference on Software Engineering. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3524501.3527606.

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"Factors Influencing Women’s Decision to Study Computer Science: Is It Context Dependent?" In InSITE 2019: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Jerusalem. Informing Science Institute, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4281.

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[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16] Aim/Purpose: Our research goal was to examine the factors that motivate women to enroll in Computer Science (CS) courses in order to better understand the small number of women in the field of CS. Background: This work is in line with the growing interest in better understanding the problem of the underrepresentation of women in the field of CS. Methodology: We focused on a college that differs in its high numbers of female CS students. The student population there consists mostly of religious Jews; some of them are Haredi, who, because of their unique lifestyle, are expected to be the breadwinners in their family. Following group interviews with 18 students, a questionnaire was administered to all the female students and 449 of them responded. We analyzed it statistically. We compared the responses of the Haredi and non-Haredi students. Contribution: The main contribution of this work lies in the idea that studying the factors underlying women’s presence in a CS program in unique communities and cultures, where women are equally represented in the field, might shed light on the nature of this phenomenon, especially whether it is universal or confined to the surrounding culture. Findings: There were significant differences between the Haredi and non-Haredi women regarding the importance they attributed to different factors. Haredi women resemble, regarding some social and economic variables, women in developing countries, but differ in others. The non-Haredi women are more akin to Western women, yet they did not completely overlap. Both groups value their family and career as the most important factors in their lives. These factors unify women in the West and in developing countries, though with different outcomes. In the West, it deters women from studying CS, whereas in Israel and in Malaysia, other factors can overcome this barrier. Both groups attributed low importance to the masculine image of CS, found important in the West. Hence, our findings support the hypothesis that women’s participation in the field of CS is culturally dependent. Recommendations for Practitioners: It is important to learn about the culture within which women operate in order to attract more women to CS. Recommendations for Researchers: Future work is required to examine other loci where women are underrepre-sented in CS, as well as how the insights obtained in this study can be utilized to decrease women’s underrepresentation in other loci. Impact on Society: Women's underrepresentation in CS is an important topic for both economic and social justice reasons. It raises questions regarding fairness and equality. In the CS field the gender pay gaps are smaller than in other professional areas. Thus, resolving the underrepresentation of women in CS will serve as a means to decrease the social gender gap in other areas.
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Dzisi, Smile, Mildred Simiyu, Franklin Dodzi Odoom, Pamela Chirwa, Elaine Nyakako, and Nnamdi Onuigbo. "Transition into STEM-TVET Related Jobs and Opportunities for Girls and Women in Africa." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.5379.

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The African continent has always been ravaged by the underrepresentation of women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM-TVET)-Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) related jobs. This trend keeps widening even with the sustained efforts by stakeholders to increase girls’ and women’s enrollment in STEM-TVET. A recent baseline study carried out by COL- ATUPA in the CAWS-WITED Project indicates that most institutions do not have support for girls and women in education and transition into STEM-TVET-related jobs. This paper focuses on why and how to get more women involved in STEM-TVET-related jobs. To achieve this goal, data were collected from 40 respondents from a population of thirty (30) selected institutions from ATUPA member countries and ten (10) STEM-TVET organizations. The population was selected based on the home countries of the research team. The preliminary result shows that there is a low transition of girls and women into STEM-TVET-related jobs. The finding further suggests that the availability of female role models and mentors for girls and women is a key factor to increase the transition of girls and women into STEM-TVET-related jobs.
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Wamuga, Joseph Mwangi, and Florence Kamonjo. "Empowering Women through TVET Training in Male Dominated Trades: A Project Supported by Canadian Embassy at Nakuru Training Institute Kenya." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.1215.

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Globally a wide gender gap has persisted over the years at all levels of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines. Girls and women are systematically tracked away from science and math throughout their education, limiting their access, preparation and opportunities to go into these fields as adults. Women make up only 28% of the workforce in STEM. Men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college and in the market place. There is still a gross underrepresentation of women in the STEM fields in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the share of females graduating from tertiary education engineering fields is below 30%. The under-representation is a concern both for gender equality and economic competitiveness. // This study was based on Instructional Theory for Skills Development. It applied descriptive survey method. The study sample was 76 TVET female students, 36 for pre-training survey and 40 for post training survey. A gender based survey on the issues affecting women in the society, their employability and if young women would enroll in male dominated course given an opportunity was done. The project trained 40 women in technical skills for employability in two male dominated careers; electrical wireman and plumbing and pipe fittings. The 40 women were linked to industries for job related experience and were further registered for examination by National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) in Kenya. They recorded 100% pass rate and were certificated. 80% of the young women and girls are gainfully employed while 20% are pursuing further training. The study found out that young women are willing and are capable of training in skills in male dominated TVET sectors.
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