Academic promotion and leadership: ‘moving the needle’ for the enhancement of gender equality in Tunisian higher education institutional members of the RMEI network following the TARGET framework

Although job opportunities, recruitment criteria, health insurance and social welfare are equally available regardless of sex, academic promotion at higher education institutions (HEIs) has so far been a challenging issue for women more than men. Even though there are not legislative policies or political strategies proscribing gender discrimination, the under-representation of women in high profile positions is thought-provoking as it was found by this study on collecting segregating data at the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences of Sousse (FAHSS) and to a lesser degree at the National Engineering School of Sousse (ENISO). Given insufficient research in the area under investigation, and despite the shortage of data needed for examination, this study makes use of and analyses the available data collected from Sousse University. Built upon the findings, this paper sets forth to examine impediments as challenges to progress which are encountered by women. Despite the belief that gender parity has been acquired, it is still a challenge to progress to endorse the culture of gender equality at higher education institutions. The study entails the activities of the gender equality committee created at Sousse University in 2018 with the support of the Mediterranean Network of Engineering Schools (RMEI) and under the framework of the EU TARGET project entitled ‘Taking a reflexive approach to gender equality at Institutional transformation’.

Academic promotion and leadership: ‘moving the needle’ for the enhancement of gender equality in Tunisian higher education institutional members of the RMEI network following the TARGET framework

Although job opportunities, recruitment criteria, health insurance and social welfare are equally available regardless of sex, academic promotion at higher education institutions has so far been a challenging issue for women more than men. Even though there are not legislative policies or political strategies proscribing gender discrimination, the under-representation of women in high profile positions is thought-provoking as it was found by this study on collecting segregating data at the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences of Sousse (FAHSS) and to a lesser degree at the National Engineering School of Sousse (ENISO). Given insufficient research in the area under investigation, and despite the shortage of data needed for examination, this study makes use of and analyses the available data collected from Sousse University. Built upon the findings, this paper sets forth to examine impediments as challenges to progress which are encountered by women. Despite the belief that gender parity has been acquired, it is still a challenge to progress to endorse the culture of gender equality at higher education institutions. The study entails the activities of the gender equality committee created at Sousse University in 2018 with the support of the Mediterranean Network of Engineering Schools (RMEI) and under the framework of the EU TARGET project entitled ‘Taking a reflexive approach to gender equality at Institutional transformation’.

KARAKTERISTIK BUDAYA SEKOLAH DI SMP NEGERI 15 YOGYAKARTA SEBAGAI PELAKSANA PROGRAM SEKOLAH RESPONSIF GENDER

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mendeskripsikan karakteristik budaya sekolah di SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta sebagai pelaksana program sekolah responsif gender; 2) mendeskripsikan faktor pendukung dan penghambat sekolah dalam pelaksanaan budaya sekolah responsif gender. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif metode deskriptif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala sekolah, guru, peserta didik dan orang tua peserta didik. Objek dalam penelitian ini adalah karakteristik budaya sekolah di SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta sebagai pelaksana program sekolah responsif gender. Setting penelitian ini di lakukan di SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan model analisis data Miles dan Huberman. Adapun teknik keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi sumber dan triangulasi teknik. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: 1) karakteristik budaya sekolah di SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta sebagai pelaksana program sekolah responsif gender dapat dilihat dari pembiasaan nilai-nilai, penyediaan fasilitas fisik dan non fisik sekolah; 2) Faktor pendukung sekolah dalam pelaksanaan budaya sekolah responsif gender di SMP Negeri 15 Yogyakarta adalah sudah adanya modal sarana dan prasarana yang cukup baik, dan dukungan dari warga sekolah, masyarakat serta pemerintah, sedangkan faktor penghambatnya adalah guru masih kesulitan dalam membuat model pembelajaran baru yang responsif gender, sekolah kesulitan dalam membuat kegiatan-kegiatan khusus responsif gender, pemahaman peserta didik masih kurang tentang kesetaraan gender walaupun sudah disosialisasikan, dan kasus bullying yang terjadi masih terjadi di sekolah.Kata Kunci : Karakteristik Kultur Sekolah, Sekolah Responsif Gender AbstractThe purposes of this study are to: 1) describe the characteristic of school culture in Junior High School of 15 Yogyakarta as the implementer of gender responsive school program; 2) describe the support and obstacle factors of school in the implementation of responsive gender school culture. This study uses qualitative approach with descriptive method. The subjects of this study are the head of school, the teachers, the students, and the parents of the student. The object of this study is the characteristic of the school culture in Junior High School of 15 Yogyakarta as the implementer of gender responsive program. The setting of this study is Junior High School of 15 Yogyakarta. The techniques to collect the data are observation, interview, and documentation. The technique to analyze the data uses Miles and Huberman’s style analysis. Meanwhile, the technique of the validity uses triangulation of data source and triangulation of technique. The result of this study shows that:1) The characteristic of school culture in Junior High School of 15 Yogyakarta as the implementer of gender responsive program can be seen from the refraction of values, the provision of physics and non-physics of school facilities; 2) The support factors in the implementation of school culture of gender responsive in Junior High School of 15 Yogyakarta are from the good capital of infrastructure and the support from the members of school, society, and the government. Meanwhile, the obstacle factors are the teacher still feels difficult in order to make the new learning style which is gender responsive, the school feels difficult to make the activities especially in gender responsive, the understanding of the students about responsive gender are less even there is socialization, and bullying cases that happened in school Keywords : Charateristics of School Culture, Gender Responsive School

Hashtag Feminism in Romania: #MeToo and Its Effects on Cyberspace Behavior

In the recent years, cyberspace has become an incubator for feminist activism. Cyberfeminism has gained momentum through various online platforms, campaigns, movements, and galvanized women (and – to a certain extent – men) to “move beyond the hashtag” and engage in actions meant to drive socio-political change. The Women’s March on Washington in January 2016, for instance, was triggered by a Facebook post, and turned into an unprecedented women’s activism action, replicating across the globe. A more recent movement, #MeToo, has emerged into cyberspace and raised issues of credibility, as it tapped into a culture of gender inequality and power relations that created and fostered an environment of intimidation and silence. The unprecedented wave of sexual harassment allegations brought to surface countless confessions from regular women and celebrities who have been pivotal in raising awareness on this issue. However, this cyberfeminist movement also intensified the cyberbullying phenomenon, as the mechanisms of storytelling engaged in #MeToo have not only generated a wave of gendered solidarity, but also one of trivializing – even bashing – such stories, and the individuals who reported previous incidents on social media. This paper analyzes the emergence and development of the #MeToo movement in Romania in the fall of 2017, focusing on storytelling mechanisms employed on Facebook and effects on user behavior, an assessment of social media users’ navigation of the phenomenon, in terms of solidarity networks and bullying generated by Romanian women’s tackling of a cultural taboo.

CITRA PEREMPUAN DALAM IKLAN KECAP DI MEDIA MASSA

<p>This article examines the image of women in soy sauce advertisements in the mass media. In general, the image of them in the mass media is depicted by stereotypes and patriarchal cultures inherent in them. They are generally described as agents of domestic roles and sex objects, who must be discriminated and subordinated. The theory used in this paper is gender relationship and mass media with qualitative content analysis. The theory is applied to analyze the positions between men and women in order to realize gender equality. Using qualitative content analysis, ABC soy sauce ads “true husbands want to cook” shows that there is a reconstruction concept of the relationship between men and women from a stereotypical and patriarchal culture to be a culture of gender equality. In this advertisement, the domestic job that is identified with the duty and responsibility of woman being able to be reconstructed into a role that can be performed by all people including men. It can shape public opinion about the image of women who must not be discriminated in the mass media.</p>

Sexual Violence in Ethiopian Higher Education

Several studies have shown the shocking extent of sexual violence in the Ethiopian higher education. Situated in the deep-rooted culture of gender bias, the problem is both at institutional and systemic levels. This article proposes a peer-based alternative that empowers students as bystanders in fighting sexual violence on campus.

Sexual Violence in Ethiopian Higher Education

Several studies have shown the shocking extent of sexual violence in the Ethiopian higher education. Situated in the deep-rooted culture of gender bias, the problem is both at institutional and systemic levels. This article proposes a peer-based alternative that empowers students as bystanders in fighting sexual violence on campus.