scholarly journals Perceptions of male professors and male students towards gender equity policies and practices in a Mexican higher education science and engineering graduate program

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Masinire ◽  
E. Sanchez-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Education Science ◽  
Policies And Practices

scholarly journals Inclusion DOES Matter: COVID-19 as an opportunity (not a near miss) for making decisive changes in UK STEMM academia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Cebula ◽  
Katie Nicoll Baines ◽  
catherine lido ◽  
Karen Halliday ◽  
Nicki Hedge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Policies And Practices

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) in Higher Education (HE) were beginning to tackle their lack of diversity. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the HE sector (including universities, publishers and funding bodies) enter a period of upheaval that risks reversing such progress. This article demonstrates how the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the professional and personal lives of groups currently under-represented in academic STEMM is likely to widen and reproduce systemic inequalities already present within these fields. Evidence emerging from the streamlined COVID-19 related funding call indicates a backward step in gender equity when compared to most recent UKRI figures. The lack of data on other protected characteristics makes understanding and mitigating the damage a significant challenge. We outline specific actions that must be taken to address this challenge, ultimately arguing that academic STEMM must use this time of change as an opportunity to embed policies and practices that place equality, diversity and inclusion at the forefront.

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