Identifying factors influencing women academics in STEM careers: evidence from a Latin American country

Beatrice Avolio, Jessica Marleny Chávez Cajo
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Abstract

Purpose

This phenomenological study, conducted within the discourse on the underrepresentation of women in academia, examined the factors influencing the advancement of women academics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Design/methodology/approach

The sample comprised twenty-one women academics from both public and private universities in Peru. Data were collected through in-depth interviews based on the women's experiences and subsequently processed using Moustakas’ (1994) stages for encoding, categorization, and analysis.

Findings

The study introduces a conceptual framework of nine factors – personal tastes and preferences, attitudes towards science as a vocation, care work, work–life balance, congruent gender roles, occupational segregation, lack of opportunities, low salaries, and lack of gender equality policies – that impact the career progression of women in STEM fields.

Originality/value

The results offer valuable insights for policymakers and academic authorities to address the barriers affecting women academics in STEM. The uniqueness of this paper lies in its investigation in Peru, a country with the highest female labor force participation in Latin America, where women constitute the majority of undergraduate program graduates.

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确定影响女学者从事科学、技术、工程和数学职业的因素:来自一个拉丁美洲国家的证据
目的 本现象学研究是在关于学术界女性代表不足的讨论中进行的,研究了影响科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域女学者进步的因素。数据通过基于女性经验的深度访谈收集,随后采用 Moustakas(1994 年)的编码、分类和分析阶段进行处理。研究结果本研究提出了一个概念框架,其中包括影响 STEM 领域女性职业发展的九个因素--个人品味和偏好、对科学作为一种职业的态度、护理工作、工作与生活的平衡、性别角色一致、职业隔离、缺乏机会、工资低以及缺乏性别平等政策。本文的独特之处在于它是在秘鲁进行的调查,秘鲁是拉丁美洲女性劳动力参与率最高的国家,女性占本科毕业生的大多数。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Educational Management (IJEM) provides those interested in the effective management of the educational process with a broad overview of developments and best practice in the field, with particular reference to how new ideas can be applied worldwide. As the whole structure and philosophy of education goes through a sea-change, and as budgets are cut, educational managers need to keep abreast of new developments in order to maximize their resources and determine the most appropriate management strategy for their institution. The journal explores research in the following areas: -Innovation in educational management across the spectrum -The development of educational delivery mechanisms -Creation of an environment in which the management of resources provides the most efficient outputs -Sharing of new initiatives, with an international application The International Journal of Educational Management addresses the increasingly complex role of the educational manager, offering international perspectives on common problems and providing a forum for the sharing of ideas, information and expertise.
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