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Is Your Extra X Chromosome Holding You Back? An Insight into Female Education and Academic Careers in STEMM

Alibhai, Aziza; Saigar, Mariam Moiz; Harding, Emilia; Rutland, Catrin Sian

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Aziza Alibhai

Mariam Moiz Saigar

Emilia Harding



Abstract

This review discusses whether gender inequality still exists within medical, scientific and engineering academia, with regards to the career development of academic staff. In the 1970s it was suggested that women who are talented and educated with family responsibilities tend to come across problems of self-confidence and identity when attempting to enhance their professional careers, and although many are successful in doing so, others find it more challenging. By the 1990s, it was indicated that the main gender inequality mechanism in academia is the commonly known fact that women’s career development in the academic hierarchy is slower than that of men. In the past 50 years, laws and attitudes of many societies, industries and countries, have changed to promote gender equality. What is the impact of these changes, does inequality still exist and what mechanisms exist to address these issues? This review looks in depth at the links between gender equality and continuing personal and professional development (CPPD), in which individuals at work are educated more about the workplace environment and their job roles and performance. The different types, requirements and success rates of CPPD within the scientific (especially medical) academic community is discussed with an emphasis on gender equality.

Citation

Alibhai, A., Saigar, M. M., Harding, E., & Rutland, C. S. (2017). Is Your Extra X Chromosome Holding You Back? An Insight into Female Education and Academic Careers in STEMM. In New pedagogical challenges in the 21st century. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71898

Acceptance Date Oct 18, 2017
Online Publication Date Dec 20, 2017
Publication Date Dec 20, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 23, 2017
Publicly Available Date Dec 20, 2017
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Book Title New pedagogical challenges in the 21st century
ISBN 9781789233810
DOI https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71898
Keywords Continuing personal and professional development, gender, equality, education, STEMM
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/936401
Publisher URL https://www.intechopen.com/books/new-pedagogical-challenges-in-the-21st-century-contributions-of-research-in-education/is-your-extra-x-chromosome-holding-you-back-an-insight-into-female-education-and-academic-careers-in

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