http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/1738 W-STEM related papers Fri, 01 May 2020 00:27:57 GMT 2020-05-01T00:27:57Z http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/2002 Título : Gender equality in STEM programs: a proposal to analyse the situation of a university about the gender gap Autor : García-Holgado, A.; Mena, J.; García-Peñalvo, F. J.; Pascual, J.; Heikkinen, M.; Harmoinen, S.; García-Ramos, L.; Peñabaena-Niebles, R.; Amores, L. Resumen : According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2020, most of the countries have achieved gender parity in educational attainment. Furthermore, Latin America and Europe have more women than men enrolled in tertiary education. The problem arises when those numbers are analysed by degree studies. There is a gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with a low number of women enrolled in those programs and even lower numbers of graduates. The universities have a key role to steer new conceptions and understanding of the females in STEM. The higher education institutions have to define measures and policies to reduce the gender gap in the careers of the future. This work aims to provide a proposal to analyse the gender equality gap in STEM as a first step to define gender equality action plans focused on processes of attraction, access and retention and guidance in STEM programs. The proposal was applied in ten Latin American universities from Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Mexico, and five European universities from Finland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/2002 2020-04-27T00:00:00Z http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/1785 Título : Engaging women into STEM in Latin America: W-STEM project Autor : García-Holgado, A.; Camacho Díaz, A.; García-Peñalvo, F. J. Resumen : Significant progress has been made during the last decades to achieve gender equality, but there is still much work to do. In particular, the gender gap is pronounced in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at all levels of education and labour market. In those areas, the women participation remains low, although there are differences from country to country. In the Latin American context, there is a need for carrying out studies to collect quality data about the actual situation of women in STEM. Although some available data show a high proportion of women in Latin American university education, they are a minority in STEM programs. Moreover, this problem is particularly severe in Latin America because of the biases or cultural norms that influence female behaviour. In this context, the W-STEM project seeks to improve strategies and mechanisms for attracting, accessing, and guiding women in Latin America in STEM higher education programs. This work aims to describe the main results to prepare a set of attraction campaigns in secondary schools in the Latin American countries involved in the project (Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico). In particular, a self-assessment tool about gender equality in higher education institutions in Latin America, an interview protocol for female role models, and a mobile application to show those role models. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/1785 2019-10-16T00:00:00Z http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/1739 Título : La brecha de género en el sector STEM en América Latina: Una propuesta europea Autor : García-Holgado, A. Resumen : La participación de las mujeres en las áreas de ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM) en la región de América Latina es un problema muy complejo en el que necesariamente se requieren acciones de diferentes actores, como los gobiernos, el sector privado y las familias, así como los diferentes niveles de educación (desde la infancia hasta la educación superior). En este contexto, las instituciones de educación superior deben centrarse en aquellas necesidades y situaciones en las que tienen cierta influencia para lograr un progreso real, como el bajo número de mujeres que cursan estudios STEM o la falta de puentes entre la política pública y las acciones institucionales. El proyecto Building the future of Latin America: engaging women into STEM (W-STEM) tiene como objetivo mejorar las estrategias y los mecanismos de atracción, acceso y orientación de las mujeres en los programas de educación superior STEM en América Latina. El presente trabajo presenta las principales acciones enmarcadas dentro del proyecto y los primeros resultados centrados en la visibilidad de la mujer en áreas STEM. Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://repositorio.grial.eu/handle/grial/1739 2019-10-09T00:00:00Z