Women in STEM Disciplines

Provides revealing insights into the situation of women both in STEM education and the employment of women by drawing on a range of public and private databases

Presents a global perspective on women in STEM based innovations, with detailed analyses by geographical area

Brings together a unique blend of perspectives, thanks to partnerships with institutions, NGOs and the private sector

Autorentext

Claudine Schmuck is the Founder and Associate Director of Global Contact, which provides management consulting to CEOs and decision makers with focus on innovation, NTIC and change management. She is also an expert working with the European Commission, and as such collaborates regularly with DG Research, and DG Connect to assess answers to calls for offers in the context of PCRD. Between 1990 and 2000, in addition to holding a senior position at Bull (leading French computer manufacturer) she taught NTIC for 10 years at the CELSA (Paris IV, Sorbonne) to students at Master and Doctorate level. The book Introduction au multimedia, published in 1995 by the AFNOR (French Standardization organization) reflected the content of these courses.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Change-Abled? Women Studying STEM: Global Trends.- Catching Up: Middle East North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, South West Asia.- Sustaining: East Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe.- Decreasing: Central Asia, Latin America, North America and Western Europe.- Empower-Abled? Women Working in STEM: Global Trends.- Catching Up on Studies Not Employment.- Stronger Not Always Better.- Losing Ground but Not Value.- Conclusion.- ACTWISE Call for Action.- Appendix: Perspectives and Actions on Women in STEM by Yfactor Partners.- List of Countries by Geographical Zone (UNESCO).- Yfactor Online Survey Methodology.