Women in STEM in Higher Education Good Practices of Attraction, Access and Retainment in Higher Education

• Other Authors: García-Peñalvo, Francisco José (Editor), García-Holgado, Alicia (Editor), Dominguez, Angeles (Editor), Pascual, Jimena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2022
• Series: Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
• Subjects: Higher & further education, tertiary education; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational strategies & policy; Women in STEM in Higher Education; Gender Gap in STEM Studies; Good Practices of Gender Mainstreaming in STEM Studies; Mechanism and Strategies to Reduce Gender Gap; Retention and Guidance of Women in STEM Disciplines; Educational Policies to Reduce Gender Gap in STEM; Attraction of Women into STEM Disciplines in Higher Education; Studies and Projects about Women in STEM Disciplines; Women in STEM in the European Higher Education Space; Apps and Technological Ecosystems
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Summary

This open access book addresses challenges related to women in STEM in higher education, presenting research, experiences, studies, and good practices associated with the engagement, access, and retention of women in the STEM disciplines. It also discusses strategies implemented by universities and policymakers to reduce the existing gender gap in these areas. The chapters provide an overview of implementations in different regions of the world and provide numerous examples that can be transferred to other higher education institutions.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (197 p.)

ISBN

978-981-19-1552-9
9789811915529

Access

Open Access