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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Gender inequity"”.
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A Systems Approach to Understanding Gender Inequity in Engineering
Gender inequity is a very difficult topic to grapple with as most existing articles, books, and opinion pieces around the subject like to focus in on one particular problem or issue. Gender inequity in STEM has been a hot topic of conversation for years, with people pointing fingers at certain …
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Rucking into New Territory: A Case-Study on the Experiences of Pioneer Female Club Rugby Players in Ontario
The gender hierarchy found within sport has been reinforced through the use of traditional interpretations of masculinity, making sport a well-suited arena to examine gender inequity in its many forms. My thesis explores the challenges experienced by female pioneer rugby players in Ontario and …
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The edge effects of mango farming on flower visitor insect communities and epigeal ant species in Northern-Eastern South Africa
This study investigates issues of gender inequality at the workplace within the Department of Education in Thulamela municipality, Vhembe district. Gender inequality is a persisting problem that hinders equal participation of males and females both economically and politically. The study further …
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The effects of gender on the behaviors and perceptions of students and instructors in the college classroom
… of college classrooms, and 3) to assess for gender inequity at the post-secondary level. In Study 1, two instruments were developed to tap students' self-report of classroom climate and instructors' sensitivity to gender and cultural issues. Several test administrations of the student …
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Gender Equity in Physics Education: Framing the Future of Physics Education Research in Canada
… research (PER) in Canada is addressing issues of gender inequity in physics education, and to develop an expert knowledge-based framework to guide Canada’s ongoing PER to increase gender equity in physics education. Three separate but related research phases were designed to achieve this purpose …
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Navigating the criminalisation-decriminalisation dilemma in sex work: an analysis of its affects on human rights and proposals for their safeguard
… form of labour or whether it is born out of gender inequity. The anti-sex work human rights supporters believe that women enter the industry primarily as a result of poor socioeconomic circumstances or compulsion, while the pro-sex work human rights supporters believe that sex workers should …
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Women, men and sports : planning for change
This study addresses gender inequity in college sports and in sports in general. An account of women's history in sport and research literature from the 1960's to the present, indicate that resistance to the male control of sport, have occurred. As well, there have been changes in many areas of …
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Barriers to Career Advancement in the Music Products Industry: Experiences and Reflections of Women
… or apathetic of the status quo. Workplace gender inequity was identified as a wicked problem, and a framework was proposed to help an organization define and work to change their hierarchical workplace culture into a more inclusive, learning culture that can reduce barriers to career …
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Prevention of Domestic Violence against Women in sub-Saharan Africa: a library based evaluation of the effectiveness of health promotion strategies
… for domestic violence mainly due to prevailing gender inequity norms that promotes high acceptance of domestic violence against women. Therefore, this study evaluates the effectiveness of health promotion strategies in the primary prevention of domestic violence against women in sub-Saharan …
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Job Satisfaction of Employee Assistance Professionals in the United States
… respondents who worked in an internal EAP. Age, gender, race of respondent, rural versus non-rural work setting and national certification/recognition had no statistically significant impact on job satisfaction. Several recommendations and implications were drawn from the study. These included …
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The Glass Ceiling: Exploring the Leadership Journey of Men and Women in High-Tech
… social constructivist and feminist theories of gender stereotypes, social/gender roles, and role congruity expectations, this instrumental case study was conducted to gain insight into the reasons women are underrepresented in leadership roles in high tech and the ways some women have …
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EDUCATORS FOR GENDER EQUITY: PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY IN AN INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
… persist between girls and boys as the result of gender inequities in schools (Sadker and Sadker, 1994). In this participatory action research (PAR) project, I investigated how educators and educational leaders promote gender equity in an international elementary school. The project took place in …
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An investication of the participation of boys in family management courses
… were varied and were influenced by the gender compositon of the class. Boys reported that some of the topics were oriented toward girls and not relevant to themselves. The presence of boys in Family Management had an effect on the classroom environment, student teacher interaction, and …
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Testing the influence of gendered harassment on mental health outcomes in adolescence using longitudinal structural equation modeling
Gendered harassment, including sexual harassment and homophobic name calling, is prevalent in schools and is linked to negative outcomes including depression, anxiety, suicidality, substance abuse, and personal distress (Chiodo, Wolfe, Crooks, Hughes, & Jaffe, 2009; Espelage, Aragon, Birkett, & …
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Understanding health workers’ views on addressing the unmet need for family planning in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
… their communities. Structural barriers include gender inequity and religious influence. Barriers that may be more amenable to influence include misinformation and fear about contraceptive side effects; contraceptive stigma; and access to contraceptive training and education for health workers. …
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Asian American Women Leaders in the Pacific Coast: Their Pathway to Presidency in Two-Year Institutions
… the general persistence of discrimination and gender influences, gender inequity, and struggles for all women to maintain a work/life balance; and they suggested valuable strategies for aspiring Asian American college presidents to obtain to overcome barriers they face personally and overall to …
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Government and interest group relations: An analysis of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
… CAAWS has undertaken activities to eliminate gender inequity, such as lack of acknowledgment, inadequate financial support and limited opportunities for participation, in Canadian sport. This study has addressed the question of whether or not CAAWS has been coopted as a result of its …
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‘How Does it Feel?’: Masculinity, Transformation and Structures of Feeling in British Television in the 1970s and 1980s
… questions the ease of transformative change in gender identities and gender relations in terms of masculine performance by stressing both limitations and resistance to change against the backdrop of social, cultural and economic shifts which took place in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s. While …
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"Motherhood brings Joy and Happiness", Discourses of the Ideal Mother in South Africa
… poverty. Discourses that contested patriarchal gender norms were found to be omitted. Mothers revealed high levels of stress, shame and impoverishment. Asymmetrical power dynamics favouring men combined with a systemic lack of supportive social and economic policies for mothers often resulted in …
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"Motherhood brings Joy and Happiness", Discourses of the Ideal Mother in South Africa
… poverty. Discourses that contested patriarchal gender norms were found to be omitted. Mothers revealed high levels of stress, shame and impoverishment. Asymmetrical power dynamics favouring men combined with a systemic lack of supportive social and economic policies for mothers often resulted in …
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