Women's Empowerment as a Tool for Sustainable Development of Higher Education and Research in the Digital Age

Abstract
The chapter deals with the global issue of advancing women’s role in higher education and research (HE&R) as a mechanism for reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 5 – gender equality. Gender analysis method is employed to identify historical and current differences between women and men relative to their participation in HE&R and access to decision-making and resources therein. The focus is on the global challenge of gender disparities, including horizontal and vertical segregation, the androcentric academic culture, and the gender pay gap. The authors warn of possible contamination of AI with human gender biases, which can be detrimental to academic hiring and assessment procedures. Summarizing gender-equality policies and practices available worldwide, the authors give recommendations on women’s empowerment in HE&R on the global, national, and organizational levels.
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Keywords
Gender studies, higher education, gender, academia, women in research, professional development, equal opportunity, gender bias, empowerment, гендерні дослідження, вища освіта, гендер, жінки, наука, професійний розвиток, рівні можливості, гендерна упередженість, розширення прав
Citation
Kurchenko L. Women's Empowerment as a Tool for Sustainable Development of Higher Education and Research in the Digital Age / Lina Kurchenko, Evhenia Kolomiyets-Ludwig, Denys Ilnytskyy // Stagnancy Issues and Change Initiatives for Global Education in the Digital Age / ed.: Theresa Neimann, Jonathan J. Felix, Stacy Reeves, Elena Shliakhovchuk. – Hershey : IGI Global, 2021. – P. 141–172. – A volume in the Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series.