Latest items for ASR-PRACTICE-1
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"I decided to become a journalist when I was very young, having spent hours listening to the radio with my grandmother. I hid my ambitions from my parents, telling them I was studying computing in the afternoons after school, when in fact I was studying journalism at a college in Mogadishu. When my father discovered the truth, he told me to stop immediately. Working in media would destroy my future and bring shame on the whole family, he said. I told him I could not stop, that journalism was my calling. Eventually he relented and now my whole family is proud of me and my work. We have overcome huge...more
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"I decided to become a journalist when I was very young, having spent hours listening to the radio with my grandmother. I hid my ambitions from my parents, telling them I was studying computing in the afternoons after school, when in fact I was studying journalism at a college in Mogadishu. When my father discovered the truth, he told me to stop immediately. Working in media would destroy my future and bring shame on the whole family, he said. I told him I could not stop, that journalism was my calling. Eventually he relented and now my whole family is proud of me and my work. We have overcome huge...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation has implemented a number of projects to address poverty and gender issues. In particular, there is provision for women’s participation (up to 30 per cent) in the discussion of veterinary activities, the training of veterinary professionals at the Skryabin National Agrarian University and the management of pasture committees" (33).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation has implemented a number of projects to address poverty and gender issues. In particular, there is provision for women’s participation (up to 30 per cent) in the discussion of veterinary activities, the training of veterinary professionals at the Skryabin National Agrarian University and the management of pasture committees" (33).
Jan. 3, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Madeline Szoo grew up listening to her grandmother talk of being laughed at when she spoke of going to college and becoming an accountant. 'No one will trust a woman with their money,' relatives and friends would scoff. When Szoo excelled at math in high school, she got her share of ridicule too — though it was slightly subtler. 'I was told a lot, 'You're smart for a girl,'' she said. 'I knew other girls in my classes who weren't able to move past that.' But Szoo had no doubt she would go to college, and she's now a student at Northeastern University, studying chemical engineering and biochemistry. She plans...more
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Madeline Szoo grew up listening to her grandmother talk of being laughed at when she spoke of going to college and becoming an accountant. 'No one will trust a woman with their money,' relatives and friends would scoff. When Szoo excelled at math in high school, she got her share of ridicule too — though it was slightly subtler. 'I was told a lot, 'You're smart for a girl,'' she said. 'I knew other girls in my classes who weren't able to move past that.' But Szoo had no doubt she would go to college, and she's now a student at Northeastern University, studying chemical engineering and biochemistry. She plans...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:32 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"'I studied to be an electrical technician in my 30s as an act of rebellion,' she says. 'When I left school, I wanted to study civil engineering but unfortunately my father didn’t let me. His dream was that I be a secretary. I studied to be a secretary, gave him my certificate and left it there.' Vedia married a few years later and took night classes with the support of her husband, an industrial engineer, before starting construction work" (para 10-11).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"'I studied to be an electrical technician in my 30s as an act of rebellion,' she says. 'When I left school, I wanted to study civil engineering but unfortunately my father didn’t let me. His dream was that I be a secretary. I studied to be a secretary, gave him my certificate and left it there.' Vedia married a few years later and took night classes with the support of her husband, an industrial engineer, before starting construction work" (para 10-11).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:20 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The 26-year-old Chiwanga is one of few young women to graduate from Zimbabwe’s National School of Visual Arts and Design" (para 13).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The 26-year-old Chiwanga is one of few young women to graduate from Zimbabwe’s National School of Visual Arts and Design" (para 13).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee…notes with concern...that despite efforts by the State party to direct more girls to career paths traditionally followed by men and more boys to career paths traditionally followed by women, the educational and occupational choices of girls and boys continue to be gendered" (10).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee…notes with concern...that despite efforts by the State party to direct more girls to career paths traditionally followed by men and more boys to career paths traditionally followed by women, the educational and occupational choices of girls and boys continue to be gendered" (10).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee...notes the increasing number of women and girls enrolling in previously male-dominated fields of study...Recalling its general recommendation No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State party...continue to take measures to eliminate discriminatory gender stereotypes and structural barriers that may deter girls from choosing non traditional fields of study and career paths at all levels of education" (10).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee...notes the increasing number of women and girls enrolling in previously male-dominated fields of study...Recalling its general recommendation No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State party...continue to take measures to eliminate discriminatory gender stereotypes and structural barriers that may deter girls from choosing non traditional fields of study and career paths at all levels of education" (10).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Ahfad University for Women – a private, non-sectarian university in Omdurnam, close to the capital Khartoum – was founded in 1966, with the aim of raising generations of women to assume social leadership. The university has more than 5,000 students and offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to PhD level. As its website states: 'The university’s philosophy is to prepare women to assume greater roles in their families and communities, and in the nation as a whole. To that end, the university enrols women from all over Sudan and prepares them to be proactive change agents and leaders'" (para 18-20).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Ahfad University for Women – a private, non-sectarian university in Omdurnam, close to the capital Khartoum – was founded in 1966, with the aim of raising generations of women to assume social leadership. The university has more than 5,000 students and offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to PhD level. As its website states: 'The university’s philosophy is to prepare women to assume greater roles in their families and communities, and in the nation as a whole. To that end, the university enrols women from all over Sudan and prepares them to be proactive change agents and leaders'" (para 18-20).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Funds from the 2020 Education Quality Improvement Program (EQIP II) will be used for Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. A STEAM Lab School is being established in Belize City which will recruit 300 students including girls. The school is expected to open with its first 75 students in August 2023. The curriculum and design are being done with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)" (32).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Funds from the 2020 Education Quality Improvement Program (EQIP II) will be used for Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. A STEAM Lab School is being established in Belize City which will recruit 300 students including girls. The school is expected to open with its first 75 students in August 2023. The curriculum and design are being done with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)" (32).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[G]irls and boys [are not encouraged] to pursue occupations that are not traditionally associated with their genders" (12).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[G]irls and boys [are not encouraged] to pursue occupations that are not traditionally associated with their genders" (12).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[D]iscriminatory gender stereotypes and structural barriers may deter girls from choosing non-traditional fields of study and career paths at all levels of education" (11).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[D]iscriminatory gender stereotypes and structural barriers may deter girls from choosing non-traditional fields of study and career paths at all levels of education" (11).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[I]nformation about opportunities is disseminated to encourage students, including girls, to choose non-traditional fields of education and careers" (14).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[I]nformation about opportunities is disseminated to encourage students, including girls, to choose non-traditional fields of education and careers" (14).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males" (7). "The Botswana MDG Report of 2010 indicates that the number of females entering tertiary education is higher [than men's] (52% — University of Botswana, 68% —Teacher Training Colleges and 58% — Colleges of Education). However, in science and technology fields Botswana continues to register lower female enrolment rates (38% — Vocational Training Centres, 28% — Botswana College of Agriculture)” (17). "The 2011 Population and Housing Census reflect that 16% of men and 12% of women had Vocational and Technical education" (29).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males" (7). "The Botswana MDG Report of 2010 indicates that the number of females entering tertiary education is higher [than men's] (52% — University of Botswana, 68% —Teacher Training Colleges and 58% — Colleges of Education). However, in science and technology fields Botswana continues to register lower female enrolment rates (38% — Vocational Training Centres, 28% — Botswana College of Agriculture)” (17). "The 2011 Population and Housing Census reflect that 16% of men and 12% of women had Vocational and Technical education" (29).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Education and Career Guidance (ECG) curriculum, as part of the CCE in schools, encourages students to explore a variety of education and career pathways… B]oth boys and girls have equal access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects... the Applied Learning Programme in STEM aims to help primary and secondary school students develop an interest in STEM and acquire dispositions and skills that allow them to apply STEM knowledge in addressing real-world problems" (23). "25.5 per cent of the NRF Fellowship recipients from 2013–2018 were female" (25).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Education and Career Guidance (ECG) curriculum, as part of the CCE in schools, encourages students to explore a variety of education and career pathways… B]oth boys and girls have equal access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects... the Applied Learning Programme in STEM aims to help primary and secondary school students develop an interest in STEM and acquire dispositions and skills that allow them to apply STEM knowledge in addressing real-world problems" (23). "25.5 per cent of the NRF Fellowship recipients from 2013–2018 were female" (25).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Regardless of whether girls choose to participate in extracurricular scouting activities, they are required to wear the uniform and, accordingly, jilbabs" (6).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Regardless of whether girls choose to participate in extracurricular scouting activities, they are required to wear the uniform and, accordingly, jilbabs" (6).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The country has also implemented student financial aid policies, including tuition waivers and national student grants for secondary vocational education, and scholarships, student grants and student loans for higher vocational education, targeted especially at poverty-stricken regions and populations. Various reward and financial aid policies have effectively prevented girls from dropping out upon completion of junior high school and ensured that women can participate equally in and complete vocational education" (19). "A total of 200,000 “women’s schools” have been set up, providing training to 200 million women on new agricultural techniques and crop varieties" (27).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The country has also implemented student financial aid policies, including tuition waivers and national student grants for secondary vocational education, and scholarships, student grants and student loans for higher vocational education, targeted especially at poverty-stricken regions and populations. Various reward and financial aid policies have effectively prevented girls from dropping out upon completion of junior high school and ensured that women can participate equally in and complete vocational education" (19). "A total of 200,000 “women’s schools” have been set up, providing training to 200 million women on new agricultural techniques and crop varieties" (27).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"A total of 200,000 ‘women’s schools’ have been set up, providing training to 200 million women on new agricultural techniques and crop varieties. In 2017, the Women’s Federation system organized more than 16,000 training sessions on new-type professional women farmers and trained nearly 1.5 million women employed in various types of agricultural production and operation" (27).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"A total of 200,000 ‘women’s schools’ have been set up, providing training to 200 million women on new agricultural techniques and crop varieties. In 2017, the Women’s Federation system organized more than 16,000 training sessions on new-type professional women farmers and trained nearly 1.5 million women employed in various types of agricultural production and operation" (27).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:33 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Across the country, 39.92 per cent of the participants of government-subsidized vocational training were women. A growing number of women have received vocational skills training. Between 2011 and 2015, more than 3 million urban women benefited from various vocational and re-employment technical training sessions… As of April 2018, participating universities and colleges in China had held 405 workshops and training sessions with 18,000 attendances” (20).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Across the country, 39.92 per cent of the participants of government-subsidized vocational training were women. A growing number of women have received vocational skills training. Between 2011 and 2015, more than 3 million urban women benefited from various vocational and re-employment technical training sessions… As of April 2018, participating universities and colleges in China had held 405 workshops and training sessions with 18,000 attendances” (20).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
“Park talks of her despair that she would be the only woman in meetings, and that when she spoke, nobody would respond. 'They just ignored me, and I ended up shouting into a void,' she says. 'When I wanted to discuss the economy or the environment, they would say: 'You just focus on what you know - women's issues and sex-crimes'. I realised I was a puppet in this position, being used to gather women's votes’” (para 13). Discouragement of being vocal about certain topics may occur within women's education, not just leadership positions (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
“Park talks of her despair that she would be the only woman in meetings, and that when she spoke, nobody would respond. 'They just ignored me, and I ended up shouting into a void,' she says. 'When I wanted to discuss the economy or the environment, they would say: 'You just focus on what you know - women's issues and sex-crimes'. I realised I was a puppet in this position, being used to gather women's votes’” (para 13). Discouragement of being vocal about certain topics may occur within women's education, not just leadership positions (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 1, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2016, more than 5,000 centres of practical entrepreneurship activities for female college students and more than 2,100 makerspaces, incubators and maker service platforms for women were established across China, providing guidance for millions of women in starting their own e-commerce businesses" (20).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2016, more than 5,000 centres of practical entrepreneurship activities for female college students and more than 2,100 makerspaces, incubators and maker service platforms for women were established across China, providing guidance for millions of women in starting their own e-commerce businesses" (20).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The underrepresentation of girls and women in traditionally male-dominated areas of education, including technical and vocational education [indicates that women are not encouraged to study in non-traditional fields of study]" (11).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The underrepresentation of girls and women in traditionally male-dominated areas of education, including technical and vocational education [indicates that women are not encouraged to study in non-traditional fields of study]" (11).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"There were no government restrictions [against females] on academic freedom or cultural events" (5).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"There were no government restrictions [against females] on academic freedom or cultural events" (5).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2, ASR-PRACTICE-1
"There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events" (10).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2, ASR-PRACTICE-1
"There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events" (10).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[G]irls [continue to be underrepresented] in traditionally male-dominated fields of study, in particular in higher education, in which study choices remain stereotyped" (8). "[There are no] financial incentives and scholarships, to promote enrolment among women and girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics [to] address stereotypes and structural barriers that may deter girls and young women from enrolling in traditionally male-dominated fields of study" (9).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[G]irls [continue to be underrepresented] in traditionally male-dominated fields of study, in particular in higher education, in which study choices remain stereotyped" (8). "[There are no] financial incentives and scholarships, to promote enrolment among women and girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics [to] address stereotypes and structural barriers that may deter girls and young women from enrolling in traditionally male-dominated fields of study" (9).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2, ASR-PRACTICE-1
"There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events" (7).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2, ASR-PRACTICE-1
"There were no government restrictions on academic freedom or cultural events" (7).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the adoption of the science and education for smart growth programme for the period 2014–2020, women and girls te[n]d to be concentrated in traditionally female-dominated fields of study and are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which reduces their employment prospects… [T]he educational and vocational choices of boys and girls [needs to be diversified]and participation of girls in apprenticeships, crafts, science and technology [needs to increase]" (9). "[W]omen and girls [are not encouraged] to select non-traditional career paths" (10).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"Despite the adoption of the science and education for smart growth programme for the period 2014–2020, women and girls te[n]d to be concentrated in traditionally female-dominated fields of study and are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which reduces their employment prospects… [T]he educational and vocational choices of boys and girls [needs to be diversified]and participation of girls in apprenticeships, crafts, science and technology [needs to increase]" (9). "[W]omen and girls [are not encouraged] to select non-traditional career paths" (10).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The following steps have been taken under the support programme for female education and women’s empowerment for inclusive local development phase (PAEF-Plus), which complements the Framework and is carried out in 149 schools, including 27 high and middle schools:...Organization of female leadership camps for women teachers with additional training in communication, education and the law, information and communications technology in education, and other areas; Support for the organization of the 'Miss Mathematics' and 'Miss Science' competitions...Organization of science summer camps to promote the access of girls to science education..."(7-8).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The following steps have been taken under the support programme for female education and women’s empowerment for inclusive local development phase (PAEF-Plus), which complements the Framework and is carried out in 149 schools, including 27 high and middle schools:...Organization of female leadership camps for women teachers with additional training in communication, education and the law, information and communications technology in education, and other areas; Support for the organization of the 'Miss Mathematics' and 'Miss Science' competitions...Organization of science summer camps to promote the access of girls to science education..."(7-8).
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] inadequate gender sensitivity in technical education, vocational training and life skills programmes, which reinforces discriminatory gender stereotypes and leads to the underrepresentation of girls and women in non-traditional fields of study and career paths, such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics… [The state does not p]romote and encourage girls and women to enrol in non-traditional fields of study, such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including through orientation programmes and career counselling in secondary and higher education" (11).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] inadequate gender sensitivity in technical education, vocational training and life skills programmes, which reinforces discriminatory gender stereotypes and leads to the underrepresentation of girls and women in non-traditional fields of study and career paths, such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics… [The state does not p]romote and encourage girls and women to enrol in non-traditional fields of study, such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including through orientation programmes and career counselling in secondary and higher education" (11).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Government has, accordingly, undertaken concrete measures to fight widely circulated stereotypes and encourage young girls and women to study and acquire professional skills in non-traditional fields, and it opens up possibilities for them to get employed in developing areas of the economy. The meetings between women that gained successes in business and scientific areas, including also female MPs and young girls studying at secondary, vocational, professional and higher educational institutions and those employed ones, impact on the leadership skills of young persons and the formation of their career plans. The equal enrolment criteria are defined for women and men in vocational education without any discrimination in profession selection. Starting...more
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"The Government has, accordingly, undertaken concrete measures to fight widely circulated stereotypes and encourage young girls and women to study and acquire professional skills in non-traditional fields, and it opens up possibilities for them to get employed in developing areas of the economy. The meetings between women that gained successes in business and scientific areas, including also female MPs and young girls studying at secondary, vocational, professional and higher educational institutions and those employed ones, impact on the leadership skills of young persons and the formation of their career plans. The equal enrolment criteria are defined for women and men in vocational education without any discrimination in profession selection. Starting...more
July 14, 2023, 4:22 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[O]ver 500 women were trained in financial literacy, IT skills, increasing professional qualifications, drafting CVs etc. Only in the south of Azerbaijan, more than 800 schoolgirls were involved in training courses" (36).
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1
"[O]ver 500 women were trained in financial literacy, IT skills, increasing professional qualifications, drafting CVs etc. Only in the south of Azerbaijan, more than 800 schoolgirls were involved in training courses" (36).