Masculinities and Technologies
... So, what is framing existing scholarship on men/masculinities and technologies? First, it has a diverse empirical focus, encompassing those men who work/play intimately with technologies, who are often portrayed as being “in love” with technologies, as well as those who have no particular affinity w ...
... So, what is framing existing scholarship on men/masculinities and technologies? First, it has a diverse empirical focus, encompassing those men who work/play intimately with technologies, who are often portrayed as being “in love” with technologies, as well as those who have no particular affinity w ...
Evaluating Children`s Literature: Female characters in STEM roles
... technology, and completing math problems or practicing concepts. Some of the books in which these characteristics were seen in are Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine (Walmark, 2015), Ada Twist Scientist (Beaty, 2016), and Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World (2012). The ...
... technology, and completing math problems or practicing concepts. Some of the books in which these characteristics were seen in are Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine (Walmark, 2015), Ada Twist Scientist (Beaty, 2016), and Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World (2012). The ...
Diversity in Engineering - TARA
... continues to be a fundamental part of the engineer’s approach to problemsolving. And this is challenging as in the past decade more scientific knowledge has been created than in all of human history (Kaku 1998). Almost daily, the headlines herald new advances in computers, telecommunications and bio ...
... continues to be a fundamental part of the engineer’s approach to problemsolving. And this is challenging as in the past decade more scientific knowledge has been created than in all of human history (Kaku 1998). Almost daily, the headlines herald new advances in computers, telecommunications and bio ...
- SHS Web of Conferences
... Information technology shapes masculinity and femininity and, to some extent, reinforces the stereotypical gender roles of men and women. The stereotypical role of women usually is portrayed as a subordinate role to men with an inferior position in regard to interaction with information technology. ...
... Information technology shapes masculinity and femininity and, to some extent, reinforces the stereotypical gender roles of men and women. The stereotypical role of women usually is portrayed as a subordinate role to men with an inferior position in regard to interaction with information technology. ...
- National Affairs
... Program for Women and Girls at the National Science Foundation alone has an annual budget of $9 million a year for such efforts. No comparable programs have targeted boys' academic deficiencies in, for example, reading and writing. And no program has been created to boost college attendance among ma ...
... Program for Women and Girls at the National Science Foundation alone has an annual budget of $9 million a year for such efforts. No comparable programs have targeted boys' academic deficiencies in, for example, reading and writing. And no program has been created to boost college attendance among ma ...
Developmental differences in attitudes towards women=s roles in
... (Beyer & Bowden, 1997; Cohen & Swim, 1995), higher levels of negative affect (Sheldon, Ryan & Ries (1997) and greater occupational tedium (Geller& Hobfoll, 1994). Accounts for such feelings of inferiority have been explained by a number of researchers and have focussed on the relational orientation ...
... (Beyer & Bowden, 1997; Cohen & Swim, 1995), higher levels of negative affect (Sheldon, Ryan & Ries (1997) and greater occupational tedium (Geller& Hobfoll, 1994). Accounts for such feelings of inferiority have been explained by a number of researchers and have focussed on the relational orientation ...
From Women and Technology to Gendered
... socialist feminism concentrated on the machinery of production. It was widely believed that microelectronic technology would have a negative impact on women’s work, and this led to a pronounced anti-technology stance. There were fears that computerization of office work, for example, would lead to de ...
... socialist feminism concentrated on the machinery of production. It was widely believed that microelectronic technology would have a negative impact on women’s work, and this led to a pronounced anti-technology stance. There were fears that computerization of office work, for example, would lead to de ...
ppt - Makerere University News Portal
... schools, 33 are girls while 67 are boys. Here we notice already the existence of male preferential treatment and female discrimination. Even though for every 100 passing candidates 39 were girls, only 33 in every 100 admitted are girls. For boys, while pass 61 out of 100 who passed were boys, 67 out ...
... schools, 33 are girls while 67 are boys. Here we notice already the existence of male preferential treatment and female discrimination. Even though for every 100 passing candidates 39 were girls, only 33 in every 100 admitted are girls. For boys, while pass 61 out of 100 who passed were boys, 67 out ...
HCI and Gender-based Violence Hackathons in Namibia
... women in the society and then came up with possible app solutions. The women grouped into three groups for possible apps: 1) one was for educating teenagers on issues they face on a daily basis for example bullying, sexual education, etc., 2) the second app was called KOKO, an app that provides a li ...
... women in the society and then came up with possible app solutions. The women grouped into three groups for possible apps: 1) one was for educating teenagers on issues they face on a daily basis for example bullying, sexual education, etc., 2) the second app was called KOKO, an app that provides a li ...
Sudan - World Bank Group
... management style but keep consistency in the gender approaches. Consider the participation of a mix of male and female stakeholders, policy makers, researchers, educators, and student leaders in various project activities. Introduce Women in Development (WID) and Gender and Development (GAD) perspec ...
... management style but keep consistency in the gender approaches. Consider the participation of a mix of male and female stakeholders, policy makers, researchers, educators, and student leaders in various project activities. Introduce Women in Development (WID) and Gender and Development (GAD) perspec ...
What has worked in Europe to increase women`s participation in
... • The crucial topic here is the transparency of selection and appointment procedures and practices at the level of scientific organizations (universities and research centers). The presence of ‘Gender Action Plans’ and/or ‘Programmes for gender equality in science’ ...
... • The crucial topic here is the transparency of selection and appointment procedures and practices at the level of scientific organizations (universities and research centers). The presence of ‘Gender Action Plans’ and/or ‘Programmes for gender equality in science’ ...
Elisabeth Lønnå - Coe
... In the beginning of the 19th century, children from affluent, European families were taught at home or went to private, single-sex schools. At that time, the major goals, curriculums, methods, depth of knowledge and amount of teaching were different for the sexes. Boys learned Greek, Latin, mathemat ...
... In the beginning of the 19th century, children from affluent, European families were taught at home or went to private, single-sex schools. At that time, the major goals, curriculums, methods, depth of knowledge and amount of teaching were different for the sexes. Boys learned Greek, Latin, mathemat ...
Promote gender equality and empower women
... and there is also a generation gap; out of a total of 99 parliamentarians, there are only three elected members under the age of 30, all three of whom are men. In order to help change this situation, in 2012 UN Women, UNDP and UNFPA conducted a unique training programme aimed at young women politici ...
... and there is also a generation gap; out of a total of 99 parliamentarians, there are only three elected members under the age of 30, all three of whom are men. In order to help change this situation, in 2012 UN Women, UNDP and UNFPA conducted a unique training programme aimed at young women politici ...
Women s and Gender Studies
... well as three minors: WGS, Queer Studies and Nonprofit Studies for students who are planning careers in advocacy, educational or cultural organizations. This academic discipline emphasizes the importance of women’s experience and gender while including other categories of analysis such as race, clas ...
... well as three minors: WGS, Queer Studies and Nonprofit Studies for students who are planning careers in advocacy, educational or cultural organizations. This academic discipline emphasizes the importance of women’s experience and gender while including other categories of analysis such as race, clas ...