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Lekchiri, Siham; Kamm, Jesse D. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2020
Purpose: This investigation examined the challenges faced by women in leadership positions in the US construction industry. The overall purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the challenges, and identify suitable practices, strategies and suggestions to support the employment and retention of women in the US construction…
Descriptors: Barriers, Women Administrators, Construction Industry, Gender Bias
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Alzaabi, Ibrahim; Ramírez-García, Antonia; Moyano, Manuel – Education Sciences, 2021
The present study aims to identify potential barriers that women in the United Arab Emirates might face if they pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). For this purpose, a systematic review and subsequent applied analysis of the UAE context was developed. The systematic review was reported in accordance with the…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Sex Stereotypes, STEM Education, Engineering
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Kiteki, Bellah N. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2021
Of the 70.8 million people forcibly displaced from their original countries globally, 28.9 million are refugees. More than half of this refugee population are children under the age of 18, with a sizable representation from countries in Africa that have experienced continued conflicts. In resettlement countries, African refugee youth have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Culturally Relevant Education, Career Exploration
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McNair, Delores E.; Miguel, Krystal; Sobers-Young, Shauna T.; Bechtel, Molly; Jacobson, Steve – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2013
In 2010, three women from the University of the Pacific came together for a panel presentation at the annual National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference to discuss their diverse experiences in student affairs. All recognized leaders in NASPA, these women reflected the rich history and promising future of student…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Womens Studies, Females