アフリカの科学におけるジェンダーの平等
Kwabena Boahen Asare1, Fatima Cody Stanford2
1Kwabena Boahen Asare is a student at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
まとめ
アフリカの女性は科学,技術,工学,数学 (STEM) の分野に入っているが,大きな障壁に直面している. アフリカの科学におけるジェンダーの格差を 解消することは,アフリカ大陸の進歩にとって極めて重要です.
科学分野:
- アフリカにおける科学,技術,工学,数学 (STEM)
背景:
- アフリカでは2019年に女性STEMの学生が47%増加しました.
- 女性の才能の活用が不足している.
研究 の 目的:
- アフリカのSTEM分野における女性の不足を強調する.
- 科学的進歩と社会的な課題に対するジェンダー格差の影響を強調する.
主な方法:
- STEM教育と研究における女性の参加に関するグローバルと地域データの分析
- STEMにおける女性のキャリア向上に影響を与える社会文化的要因の検討
主要な成果:
- アフリカの大学は,STEMの女子学生の割合が最も高く,2019年には47%であった.
- サハラ以南のアフリカでは 女性の割合はわずか31%で 性別の格差が大きいことがわかります
- 伝統的なジェンダーの役割と家庭の期待は STEMのキャリアへの女性のアクセスを制限しています
結論:
- アフリカの科学におけるジェンダー格差の縮小は 妊産婦の健康や食糧安全保障のような 重要な問題に取り組むために不可欠です
- STEM分野における女性の才能の活用不足は アフリカの科学的な進歩と発展を阻害しています
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