| Descript |
1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Author Biographies -- Introduction -- Women in Higher Education: Charting the Trajectory -- Charting the Trajectory -- Part I: Setting the Scene -- Chapter 1: Whither Women Graduates in the Knowledge Economy? -- Introduction: Situating the Issue -- Achievements to Date: The Impact of International Advocacy -- Returns on Higher Education Qualifications -- Role Models and Personal Narratives: Charting the Progress of Women Graduates -- Interview Results -- The World Turns -- Social Mores Evolve -- Some Things Never Change |
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Today Women Have Choices -- Be Prepared: Like the Scouts -- Some Areas Must Modernize -- Carpe Diem: And Make Sure That You Can Accept the Challenges -- Nothing Is Perfect -- Learn to Listen to the Right People -- No Gain Without Pain -- Pro-women Men -- Hopeless Cases to Avoid -- Conclusion: The Journey Continues -- References -- Chapter 2: Women in American Higher Education: A Descriptive Profile -- Women Faculty Gains -- Higher Education as an Industry -- Comparative Trends in Higher Education Employment, by Type of Job and by Gender |
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Comparative Trends in the Employment of Faculty Women and Men -- Trends in Faculty Employment by Full-Time and Part-Time Status and by Gender -- Distribution of Women and Men Faculty and Instructional Staff, by Type and Control of Institution -- Women Faculty in the For-Profit Sector -- Faculty Salaries by Gender -- Women Faculty with Tenure -- Women in the Higher Education Pipeline -- Enrollment of Women Students in Colleges and Universities -- Women in the STEM Pipeline -- Doctorate Degrees Awarded to Women -- Women College and University Presidents |
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Women on College and University Boards of Trustees -- Factors Outside Academia Affecting Women in American Higher Education: Critical Factors That Helped Women Succeed in American Higher Education in the Past -- Title IX -- Affirmative Action -- Faculty Unions -- Important Trends That Will Affect Women in American Higher Education in the Future -- Demographic Trends -- Economic Trends -- Overall Conclusions About the Participation Rate and the Changing Role of Women in American Higher Education -- Broader Questions Raised by These Trends -- References -- Sources of Data |
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Chapter 3: Women in Chinese Higher Education: Educational Opportunities and Employability Challenges -- Setting the Scene: The Macro Context of Women's Education in China -- Demographic Context -- Legal and Political Context -- The Attainment and Participation of Women in Chinese Higher Education -- Women's Educational Attainment in China -- Women's Participation in Chinese Higher Education -- Employment Challenges of Women Graduates in Chinese Higher Education -- A Quantitative Analysis of Women Graduate Employment in China -- A Qualitative Analysis of Women Graduate Employment in China |
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The Main Characteristics in the Profile of Chinese Students and Graduates |
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325 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
| ISBN |
9783319424361 |
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