Gender equality programmes in higher education international perspectives ; [5th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education 2007 in Berlin

For the last twenty years gender equality has been on the agenda of national higher education policies both within Europe and beyond it. Previous research in this area has produced numerous case studies about programmes at institutions of higher education as well as reports about national policies. Building on this material, the authors of this book analyse under which circumstances equality programmes are successful. In order to develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of and barriers to gender equality in higher education this book presents comparative studies and research focusing on the development of gender equality policies in different countries, as well as studies on the conditions for implementing policies, changes in strategies and the evaluation of gender equality programmes. Front Matter....Pages 1-6 Gender Equality Programmes in Higher Education — Introduction....Pages 7-12 Options of Knowledge — Opportunities in Science....Pages 13-26 The Success of Female Scientists in the 21st Century....Pages 27-44 Cooling Out? Gender and Research in Switzerland....Pages 45-52 Evaluation of Gender Equality Policies....Pages 53-67 Pathways to Success for Women Scientists in Higher Education in the US....Pages 69-86 Gender Equality as Organizational Change Frames, Challenges, and Strategies in the European Union and the United States....Pages 87-99 ‘Keeping your Eye on the Prize’: Gender Equality Programmes in Enterprise Universities....Pages 101-118 Balancing and Optimising Gender Mainstreaming at German Universities....Pages 119-135 Political Will is Not Enough Results from the Evaluation of a Pilot Scheme for Implementing Gender Mainstreaming....Pages 137-151 Promoting Women Researchers through Mentoring Eument-Net as a Basis for a European Network of Mentoring Programmes for Women in Academia and Research....Pages 153-162 Where is the Key to Success? A Comparative Evaluation of Mentoring Programmes for Outstanding Female Scientists in Natural Science, Engineering, Social Sciences and Medicine....Pages 163-178 Leading Women: The Positive Impact of Women and Leadership Programs....Pages 179-191 Balancing Career and Family in Higher Education — New Trends and Results....Pages 193-208 Gender Equality Programmes: Recommendations of the 5th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education 2007 at Humboldt-Univesität zu Berlin....Pages 209-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-219 Gender equality has been on the agenda of national policies of higher education within and outside the European Union (EU) for the last twenty years. In some European countries, this process was initiated early on and has brought about remarkable results, while in others progress has been slower. Different countries and institutions have focussed on different strategies for raising awareness about the discrimination of women and for increasing the number of women in aca- mia, particularly in leadership positions. Previous research on gender equality in higher education has produced many case studies about programmes at institutions of higher education in Europe and elsewhere. Different actors like the European Commission and - tional organisations have also furnished reports about national policies. Building on this material, it is now time to analyse under what conditions equality p- grammes are successful. For a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of and barriers to gender equality in higher education, we also need studies that focus on the development of gender equality policies in different countries, as well as on conditions of implementation, change of strategy, and the evaluation of - sults. Comparative studies would be another useful tool for understanding the development and success of gender equality programmes.

For the last twenty years gender equality has been on the agenda of national higher education policies both within Europe and beyond it.

Previous research in this area has produced numerous case studies about programmes at institutions of higher education as well as reports about national policies. Building on this material, the authors of this book analyse under which circumstances equality programmes are successful. In order to develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of and barriers to gender equality in higher education this book presents comparative studies and research focusing on the development of gender equality policies in different countries, as well as studies on the conditions for implementing policies, changes in strategies and the evaluation of gender equality programmes.