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Lester, Jaime; Klein, Carrie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2017
This chapter provides a portrait of the overrepresentation of women in community colleges and introduces contemporary research on men and masculinity to argue the need for more inclusive conceptualizations of gender issues.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Females, Disproportionate Representation, Community Colleges
Niemi, Nancy S., Ed.; Weaver-Hightower, Marcus B., Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2020
With this enlightening handbook, you can review the thinking of leading researchers on the current intersection of gender and higher education. "The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education" provides an in-depth look at education's complicated relationships with, and in some cases inadequate fostering of, gender equity. The…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Equal Education, Higher Education, STEM Education
McGill-O'Rourke, Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research indicates that work-life integration is linked with career satisfaction for women administrators in higher education. This study focuses on mid-level women leaders who are an essential component of higher education organizations. Employing a qualitative design that drew upon phenomenological methods, I explored the work-life integration…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Job Satisfaction, Women Administrators, College Administration
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Bryant, Alyssa N. – Gender and Education, 2006
This study explored the gendered experiences of students belonging to an evangelical Christian religious community on a university campus in the United States. As some religious traditions harbour distinctive views on gender differences and roles, the study focused on community characteristics that pertained to beliefs about gender and the…
Descriptors: Religious Cultural Groups, Females, Community Characteristics, Student Subcultures