Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education International Perspectives on Policy, Institutional Culture, and Individual Choice Routledge Research in STEM Education Series

This timely volume brings together a range of international scholars to analyse cultural, political, and individual factors which contribute to the continued global issue of female underrepresentation in STEM study and careers.

Offering a comparative approach to examining gender equity in STEM fields across countries including the UK, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa, and China, the volume provides a thematic breakdown of institutional trends and national policies that have successfully improved gender equity in STEM at institutions of higher education. Offering case studies that demonstrate how policies interact with changing social and cultural norms, and impact women?s choices and experiences in relation to the uptake and continuation of STEM study at the undergraduate level, the volume highlights new directions for research and policy to promote gender equity in STEM at school, university, and career levels.

Contributing to the United Nations? (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in science education, higher education, and gender equity in STEM fields. The text will also support further discussion and reflection around multicultural education, educational policy and politics, and the sociology of education more broadly.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Policy, Institutional Culture, and Individual Choice

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Elizabeth J. Ramon, and Frank Fernandez

PART I: Demographic Trends and National Initiatives

Chapter 2: A Cross-National Analysis of Women Graduates with Tertiary Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, 1998-2018: Commonalities and Variations

Seungah S. Lee, Christine Min Wotipka, and Francisco O. Ramirez

Chapter 3: The Rise of Women in STEM Higher Education in China: Achievements and Challenges

Liu Lingyu, Shen Wenqin, and Li Chao

Chapter 4: The Higher Education Trajectories of Taiwanese Women in STEM: A Longitudinal Analysis

Yuan Chih Fu, Amelio Salvador Quetzal, and Yuehluen Hu

Chapter 5: STEM Bachelor’s Degree Attainment among Women of Color in the United States: Using Geographic Analysis for Gender and Racial Equity Research

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Yi Meng, and Qiong Zhu

Chapter 6: A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Gender Equity in STEM Subjects at Four-Year Universities in England

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Frank Fernandez, and Benjamin Alcott

PART II: Women’s Choice and University Contexts

Chapter 7: Women in STEM in Chilean Higher Education: Social Movements and Institutional Transformations

Jeongeun Kim and Sergio Celis

Chapter 8: Examining Gender (In)Equality in German Engineering: Considering the Importance of Interest, Perceptions, and Choice

Jennifer Dusdal and Frank Fernandez

Chapter 9: Gender Equity in STEM Higher Education in Kazakhstan

Anna CohenMiller, Aray Saniyazova, Anara Sandygulova, and Zhanna Izekenova

Chapter 10: Black African Women in Engineering Higher Education in South Africa: Contending with History, Race and Gender

Yeukai Angela Mlambo

Chapter 11: Approaches for Attracting, Retaining, and Progressing Women in Australian Undergraduate Engineering: Curricular Innovation Focused on Humanitarian and Human-Centered Design Concepts

Andrea M. Goncher and Shara Cameron

Chapter 12: Aspiring and Becoming STEM Teachers in Hong Kong: A Gender Perspective

Hei-hang Hayes Tang, Derek Wai Sun Chun, Iris Chi Yan Leung, and Thomas Siu Ho Yau

Chapter 13: Conclusion: Unique but Transferable Approaches for Pursuing Gender Equity in STEM in Higher Education across the World

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Elizabeth J. Ramon, and Frank Fernandez

Hyun Kyoung Ro is Associate Professor of Counseling and Higher Education at the University of North Texas, USA.

Frank Fernandez is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Florida, USA.

Elizabeth J. Ramon is a PhD student in Counseling and Higher Education at the University of North Texas, USA.