Role Models For Women Research Articles

How equity practices within universities facilitate women graduates' employability

PurposeThis paper argues that universities can facilitate women graduates' employability by supporting gender equity within their institutions. It presents a rationale and strategy for addressing the gendered nature of career confidence which negatively impacts women graduates' entry into the workplace – a phenomenon that influences women graduates' career and life trajectories, and all industries' capacity to serve women stakeholders.Design/methodology/approachThe authors consider existing literature as “words to think with” (Kinsella and Shepherd, 2020), as a feminist methodology to contribute fresh ideas into the discourse arena of graduate employability and as a means to make social change possible (Phelan, 1994).FindingsThe paper presents the feminist viewpoint that a reconfiguration of gender relations in the academy, through deploying gender equity quotas, and professional development activities designed to expose and help mitigate implicit gender bias are required to support women graduates' career confidence and employability.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper offers a viewpoint rather than an empirical evidence because of the difficulty in directly assessing a causal relationship between gendered education experience and graduates' self-efficacy and transition from college to work, “due to its longitudinal nature … [and] because cultural beliefs are … difficult to manipulate experimentally” (Sterling et al., 2020, p. 30,306). Also, while gender equity quotas have had some success, they can be disrupted by gendered bias within the workplace. Although the authors recommend a combination intervention of gender equity quotas and professional development to address gender bias, they acknowledge that the intervention is yet to be evaluated.Practical implicationsUniversities are tasked with supporting graduate employability, an inherent quality of which is graduate identity. The study offers a practical solution to increasing the number of women leaders within the academy by recommending the introduction of gender equity quotas, supported by professional development designed to develop leaders' gender insight and change agency, and combat all university workers' gender bias. This approach provides more equitable work structures within universities and increases the number and nature of women role models to support women's graduate identity development. Gender equity principles are presented as the key to facilitating women graduates' self-efficacy and work readiness.Social implicationsStrategy designed to enhance women graduates' career confidence is critical because women's lower career confidence tends to inform their lower-level starting positions with lower-level pay, resulting in role and pay gaps that are sustained and magnified throughout the life cycle of their careers. Additionally, interventions to address gender bias in the academy are significant because providing gender equity quotas alongside facilitating women in leadership positions to be/come change agents move beyond what Cockburn (1989, p. 218) defines as supporting a short-term agenda of “equality for individual women … [to supporting a] project of transformation for organizations”.Originality/valueThe novel contribution of this paper is the feminist conceptualisation that gender equity practices, most notably a composite of gender equity quotas and professional development, are located within universities' remit to support graduate employability.

Hannah Claire Haines, 1891–1974: Not the Average “Militant Female”

Hannah Claire Haines, 1891–1974: Not the Average “Militant Female”

Providing Resources for the "Sandwich Generation": Personalized Help With Care for the Elderly and Disabled.

Women can struggle to make the leap into entrepreneurship. I wasn’t sure if I was ready to be an entrepreneur. I worked with a serial entrepreneur in a role akin to that of an apprentice. Eventually, I figured out that I was ready. I was probably ready a long time before that, but I thought I needed to do my homework. Everyone has difficulty raising money, although it can be particularly difficult for women entrepreneurs. Until recently, there were not a lot of women role models. Two percent of venture capital went to women last year.

A comparison of women role models in architecture firms featured in Architectural Record and Architectural Review

How are women represented, specifically women of colour, in architecture library collections? I focus on two major trade periodicals to find out: Architectural Review (a British publication) and Architectural Record (American). I analyse firms highlighted in these periodicals in 2019, researching the proportion of women in leadership per each featured company. I compare against demographic and occupational statistics in the respective countries to see if these periodicals accurately represent the field, or further reinforce antiquated notions. My findings suggest that who the periodicals highlight is roughly proportionate or more diverse than the field itself, but the field continues to mostly represent white men as successful architects. Library collections reify that notion. In order to decentre the monolithic nature of many library collections, I further suggest approaches to increasing diversity based on my own initiatives.

THE DEARTH OF NATIONAL HEROES IN PAKISTAN’S PRIMARY CURRICULUM: FROM THE PREVIOUSLY PRESCRIBED CURRICULUM TO THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED SINGLE NATIONAL CURRICULUM

The single national curriculum is the latest decision of the Government of Pakistan in the education sector. One of the aims of introducing a single national curriculum is to inculcate the values of national solidarity and social cohesion. This study aims to identify the weightage given to the national heroes in the primary curriculum (the books in English and Urdu from grades 1 to 5) to instill the importance and values of nationalism and national integration. The content analysis method is used to identify the inclusion of national heroes in the old versus new curriculum. The detailed analysis of the content reveals no significant difference between the old and the new curriculum. The almost same content is used without giving much importance to the nation’s heroes. Also, there is the repetition of the same heroes. Moreover, the representation of local heroes and women role models from different fields of life are also scarce. Keywords: single national curriculum, national heroes, curriculum reforms, national integration, value development

The “Glass Ceiling” and Empowerment of Qatari Women for Employment in Qatar

The Qatar Leadership Center that works with the mandate of creating future leaders for the country has also followed the path of giving equal opportunity for developing male as well as female leaders in the country. The researcher having gone through the leadership training at the Qatar Leadership Center and having interacted with fellow Qatari women, feels that even through this program the dominance of men in workplaces has not been addressed and creating women leaders and women role models remains to be fulfilled. This research has helped in consolidating and highlighting from the study of the literature the effects of the Glass Ceiling and women employment in higher levels of organizations and its impact in the middle-east region in general and Qatar in particular. Besides, the research has analyzed various methods of detecting the Glass Ceiling and has adopted the survey based purposive sampling method to seek evidence of the Glass Ceiling by studying Employee Engagement and Satisfaction in Qatari organizations.   Finally, the research has also highlighted that Gender Equality needs to be addressed at all levels of the organization in Qatar. The research has recommended the introduction and change in certain processes and policies that will lead to higher effectiveness rates of employment and improve engagement and satisfaction of employees with the organization.

Sprouts for Life: Eco-Feminism and Performance

Sprouts for Life: Eco-Feminism and Performance

Advancing Women in Chemistry: A Step Toward Gender Parity.

As chemistry progressed over the years, modern society witnessed the significant contribution of women chemists. However, the persisting gender imbalance in the scientific community, attributed to improper societal norms and several other reasons, is a matter of concern. The manuscript highlights some great women chemists, such as Nobel Prize awardees, who have created history through their outstanding research work and are role models for other women. Since women continue to encounter recurring obstacles to moving forward in their area, the "leaky pipeline" of women in chemical science remains problematic. Numerous factors, including having to shoulder the labor of childcare and household work and a lack of awareness of regulations and possibilities, contribute to prejudices and the gender gap in higher-level administrative and decision-making roles. To close the gender gap and empower women chemists, we highlight some initiatives (awards, fellowships, schemes, and grants) that have been put forth by governments, organizations, foundations, companies, industries, and publishing societies. As per statistics, only 4% of female scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry until now. Only 35%, 22%, 14%, 26%, and 5% of women are serving as editors-in-chief, while 38%, 40%, 18%, 22%, and 21% are working as associate editors of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Wiley, Elsevier, and Springer journals, respectively. A further issue is that women receive far fewer honors in chemistry. To promote a more encouraging atmosphere for women scientists at all career phases, we listed some recommendations that research grant funders, academic institutions, publishers, and scientific organizations can follow. For gender parity, the paper sought to address the current situation of women in the chemical sciences. Women's contributions to chemistry will promote innovation and progress in the field.

Women and Education: Analysis of RA Kartini's Leadership in Burt Nanus' Theory

In the current era, leadership is no longer held by men only, but women also have the same rights and ability to lead. This has been proven by one of the nation's idol figures, especially for women in Indonesia itself, namely RA Kartini. RA Kartini as a leader as well as a role model for women at that time proved to the world that women were able to realize the ideals of the nation through education. She really understands the characteristics of women that can support leadership effectiveness. In this article, there are five discussions about the leadership process, leadership type, characteristics, and vision of leadership applied by RA Kartini to fight for the education rights of Indonesian women, especially in Java as seen in the leadership theory put forward by Burt Nanus. This research is a type of library research with a qualitative approach. This research data collection technique uses documentation techniques that have the aim of explaining and providing related information. The results of the study revealed that RA Kartini implemented visionary leadership in achieving her goal of fighting for the right to education for women. It is known through the analysis of Burt Nanus' leadership theory that a leader like RA Kartini is able to motivate and inspire her people to stick to the vision that is applied and has clear communication about how to achieve the desired goals.

Women as Embodied Infrastructures: Self-Led Organisations Sustaining the Lives of Female Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Colombia

The article looks at women self-led organisations as embodied infrastructures supporting the lives of victim-survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Colombia. Focusing on three elements that form the concept of women as embodied infrastructures namely, i) the roles women play as mentors and role models for other women, ii) women's work in women's services, networks, and organisations, iii) radical care, I argue that women as embodied infrastructures provide important listening and learning safe-spaces where victim-survivors can regain self-love, a political understanding of their victimisation, access peer support, gain citizenship skills, and begin to heal. By enabling victims-survivors to become agents in the process of rebuilding their lives, their livelihoods, and their wider ecologies the work of these organisations promotes gender-transformative change and is central to peacebuilding and transitional justice processes.

Soaring Above Challenges [Pathways

Flying a fighter jet has always had its own charm and allure for people of all ages, which many would attribute to Hollywood movies and their protagonists. One of these characters is the United States Navy Aviator Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the 1986 blockbuster <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Top Gun</i> . Maverick’s character, played by Tom Cruise, was an inspiration to many teenagers who fantasized about becoming fighter pilots. Sidra Malik, although not born when <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Top Gun</i> was first released, was one of those teenagers who was motivated by Maverick and aspired to become a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force. At age 13, she joined Air Cadets in her hometown of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Malik spent the following five-and-a-half years with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, flying gliders, doing drills, and playing the trumpet with the marching band. She practiced with her band year round for three-and-a-half hours on Sundays as well as after school during weekdays. “We played at four or five different parades annually, including the Santa Claus parade, and competed in different events at the provincial as well as the national level,” she said. Malik recalled that out of the different pieces that she played with her band, she enjoyed playing the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Top Gun</i> theme song. In addition to getting her gliders license, she also served as an ambassador for Canada in Australia as a part of the International Air Cadet Exchange program. As the old adage goes, “all good things must come to an end.” So, she retired from the Air Cadets and decided to join a civilian engineering school, instead of studying at the Royal Military College. However, hoping to become a fighter pilot and challenging the status quo are not the only things that Malik has in common with <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Top Gun</i> ’s Maverick. Throughout her career, she has continued to be a maverick who challenges engineering stereotypes, strives to be a catalyst for change, and aspires to be a role model for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Women, Cinema, and the First World War in Rosa Porten's Film Wanda's Trick (1918)

This article explores the representation of women's changing gender roles and their relationship to cinema and film production during the First World War by looking at the filmmaker Rosa Porten (1884–1972) and her film Wanda's Trick (1918). This comedy, featuring a plucky female protagonist who succeeds in raising her social and financial status against all odds, is emblematic of Porten's prolific directorial output between 1916 and 1919. By contextualizing the film within the social dynamics of popular cinema and women's changing social roles during the war years, this examination of the film elucidates the effects of intensifying state control over the production of entertainment films in tension with women's increased public presence due to the consequences of the war. Films with strong female leads, such as Wanda's Trick, were supposed to entertain and at the same time offer new role models for women at times of loss, trauma, and destitution. Examining the film in this context reveals the discord between increasing patriarchal state control over film production and women's visibility in cinemas and as filmmakers. This article contributes to establishing Porten's place in a feminist historiography of German film and demonstrates the value of contextualizing trivialized films as cultural products of their time.

Fresh Landscapes in Indian Culture – Sita the Creator of Space for Women Learning Skills

Sita has been embedded with a social stigma that has failed to expose the real nature, calibre, talent for Indian society. The most powerful woman in world history has been denied due to her identity and real value. This research is a search for the real calibre of Sita and her skills, talents and administrative potential which could be a significant role model for modern women to learn from her. Sita’s versatile talents become a learning skill for today women in Indian society. Learnings skills get from Sita makes Indian women lead their life for betterment and helps to draw their life how they want them. The courage of Sita identifies the real women in the modern world in various situations. This research dealt with modern women to correlate the ideas of Sita from ancient days. The skills of Sita express the thoughts and emotions to the women to know who they are and also degrade the serf thoughts in the minds of women today. This research integrates the women of modernity with the vision of Sita. This paper provides new fresh thoughts of Sita in newer perspectives which could provide new spaces for Indian women and their identities.

Test Prep Company Manager Seeks to Develop Role Models for Women

Test Prep Company Manager Seeks to Develop Role Models for Women

Hot Off the Press: Addressing gender inequities: Creation of a multi-institutional consortium of women physicians in academic emergency medicine.

Hot Off the Press: Addressing gender inequities: Creation of a multi-institutional consortium of women physicians in academic emergency medicine.

Our Connection to the Greater Community During a Time of Global Crisis Through Mutual Aid Work

This paper describes our internship experiences with Newton Neighbors, a mutual aid group based in the greater Boston area. Throughout our time with Newton Neighbors, we have gained in experience in community and public health work. This involved completing tasks such as conducting a community needs assessment, distributing health information, and evaluating the impact of the mutual aid work. We have reflected on our experience and learned a variety of lessons such as community mobilizing efforts are able to support public health efforts, increasing accessibility to public health information is essential, diversity in privilege exists in wealthy communities, and diverse women role models in leadership are significant for inspiring and leading young female public health professionals.

Development trends of state policy on women in Uzbekistan and its media coverage

The article analyzes the role of women in Uzbekistan in public life, their role in our socio-political life, the attention paid to them today and the coverage of these issues in the media. In addition, the role of women in public administration and their role models for other women in our society, as well as the influence of the media on these issues are covered today. In addition, the state policy on the formation of a woman to further enhance her status in society was considered. At the same time, there is a lack of material in the press on the spiritual image, enlightenment, life and social aspirations and aspirations of women in the system of state power and administration, their attitude to the painful points of society, their human qualities. The issue of women's involvement in "big politics" is also covered mainly during the election campaign, and in many cases, the materials in this area are presented in a formal way. It is advisable to increase the number of materials dedicated to girls who have decided to engage in political activities in the future.

Her Maths Story – Sharing stories of women in mathematics in all walks of life

Her Maths Story (hermathsstory.eu) is a platform portraying stories of women in mathematics in all walks of life. Motivated by the lack of women role models, Her Maths Story strives to bring light to the variety of careers, non-linear paths and individual decisionmaking processes of women mathematicians in today’s society – mathematicians like you and me. The purpose of this platform is to encourage and empower women to pursue studies and careers in maths, spark their curiosity and transmit enthusiasm for technical subjects.

مرویاتِ عائشہ کی روشنی میں نسوانی مسائل اور ان کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ

In this article, an effort has been made to describe the services of Umm ul Mo’mineen Hazrat Ayesha (R.A.). She (R.A.) was the wife of the Holy Prophet (Allah’s mercy and peace be upon him) and the daughter of Hazrat Abī Bakr R.A. She spent her time in learning and acquiring knowledge of the two most important sources of Islam, the Qur'an and the Sunnah of His Prophet (Allah’s mercy and peace be upon Him). Hazrat Ayesha (R.A.) narrated 2210 ahadith, out of which 174 ahadith are commonly agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslims in Sahibain. Hazrat Ayesha (R.A) is a great scholar and interpreter of Islam, providing guidance to even the greatest of the Companions (R.A.) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Allah’s mercy and peace be upon Him). She has not only described ahadith and reported her observations of events, but interpreted them for the derivation of judgments. Whenever necessary, she corrected the views of the greatest of the Companions of the Holy Prophet (Allah’s mercy and peace be upon Him). It is thus recognized, from the earliest times in Islam, that about two-thirds of Islamic Shari’ah is based on reports and interpretations that have come from Hazrat Ayesha (R.A). Hazrat Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (R.A) says: "Never had we (the companions) been in any trouble for the solution of which we asked Hazrat Ayesha(R.A) and did not find some useful information from her". As a teacher, she had a perfect and convincing manner of speech. She is a role model for women. She was an authority on many matters of Islamic Law, especially those concerning women. Her life shows to what extent a Muslim woman can rise.

Factors influencing low female representation in pilot training recruitment

In 2011 ICAO published a report about projected pilot and training capacity shortage (ICAO, 2011). To solve this problem, several studies have been carried out, and forecasts of the required number of pilots for the next 10–20 years are constantly being updated. Universities have begun introducing pilot training into their aviation courses, although only US airlines require a degree from the candidates to work as a pilot. The leading providers of pilot training facilities and industry observers argue that even with severe flight restrictions due to COVID-19, the shortage of pilots and quality pilot training remains a major concern. There is a trend of under-representation of females in the pilot roles. Some researchers and aviation industry experts assume that more women should be recruited into the profession to address the pilot shortage.This paper explores the current key reasons for the low female representation in pilot training recruitment. In many studies, the problem of gender discrimination and societal stereotype that believes that the pilot is a purely male type of job are dominant among the negative ones. The authors investigated whether these factors are seen as predominant in women's career decisions in aviation. A qualitative study was conducted utilising the semi-structured in-depth interview of nine female pilots from Europe, Australia and UK. A transcript based content analysis was done using Nvivo. Further, the triangulation method was utilized to verify the results of the study.The main findings from this research show that, in addition to the high cost of training and the tendency of airlines to shift financial obligations for training to students, the hiring of pilots continues to suffer from gender inequality. Reasons such as “Lack of role models for young girls and women in aviation”, “Cultural sexism” and “Lack of acceptance from male peers and passengers” continue to hinder the promotion of the pilot profession among women. Multiple organisations and airlines have initiatives in place to mitigate the problems connected with pilot training and hiring. However, the effectiveness of these initiatives is controversial, as the number of female pilots has seen hardly any growth in the past ten years. Furthermore, they may be responsible in future for creating an even more “gender-unequal” culture inside the industry, as women will be seen in their roles only due to gender recruitment requirement. All stakeholders, including universities that choose to participate in the pilot training process, could help rethink the principles of gender balance, increasing the visibility of their initiatives and raising public awareness of the availability of pilot training and career prospects for women.The article presents the theoretical and practical implications of the reasons for low female representation in pilot training recruitment.