1st Edition

World Yearbook of Education 1994 The Gender Gap in Higher Education

Edited By Suzanne Lie, Lynda Malik Copyright 1994
    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    This study surveys the position of women in academic institutions across the world, investigating the nature of the gender gap in various countries. The contributors analyze data, predict future trends and summarize those strategies most successful in reducing gender inequality.

    PART 1: SETTING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PART 2: NATIONAL PROFILES: A CLOSER LOOK: Chapter 1: The West: USA; Australia; France; Germany; Israel; Netherlands; Norway; United Kingdom; Chapter 2: Communist and Former Communist Countries: Russia; Bulgaria; Hungary; Poland; China; Chapter 3: The Muslim Countries: Iran; Pakistan; Turkey; Chapter 4: Africa: Botswana; Zimbabwe; PART 3: REFLECTIONS ON CURRENT PROFILES, PREDICTIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE: Chapter 5: Summing up; Chapter 6: Strategies for Change.

    Biography

    Suzanne Lie, Lynda Malik