Participation of women in STEM higher education programs in Latin america: The issue of inequality
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2020-07-27Registro en:
18th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Engineering, Integration, and Alliances for a Sustainable
Development” “Hemispheric Cooperation for Competitiveness and Prosperity on a Knowledge-Based Economy”, July 27-31, 2020, Virtual Edition
978-958-52071-4-1
10.18687/LACCEI2020.1.1.368
Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Repositorio Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
Autor
Contreras Ortiz, Sonia Helena
Villla-Ramírez, Jose Luis
Osorio-Delvalle, Cristina
Ojeda-Caicedo, Vilma
Resumen
The low participation of women in STEM fields has
been considered a critical issue in our society. It affects the rights
of women to receive high quality education, to develop their skills
and to improve their career prospects. Additionally, it has a
negative impact on the outcomes of science and engineering
projects. This paper describes the methodology and preliminary
results of the application of an instrument to measure indicators for
gender equality in STEM programs. The SAGA survey, developed
by UNESCO, was applied in fifteen European and Latin American
universities within the framework of the W-STEM project. This
paper presents the results of nine Latin American universities
related to gender equality in student population and teaching staff,
as well as attraction, access, and graduation of female vs male
students. The gender gap is evident in all the indicators, so it is
necessary to define policies and strategies to face this issue from
different levels