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Гендерные аспекты развития SТЕМ-образования в России
Gender aspects of STEM education in Russia

Author(s): Olga Anatolevna Khasbulatova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Gender history, School education, Higher Education , Social development, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: «men» and «women» professions; gender segregation in the choice of profession; human capital; STEM-education for women; the mechanism to achieve gender balance in STEM-education;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the creation of equal opportunities for women and men to obtain engineering and technological disciplines (STEM-profession). On the basis of historical and documentary sources revealed a steady trend of concentration of Russian women in humanitarian professions, men - in engineering. It is concluded that the basis for the division of professions into "male" and "female-cal" is biodeterministsky approach. Among the technologies, capable to involve women in STEM education, designated for girls and girls involved in technical creativity, STEM-centers, vocational training in technological professions. It is proposed to create a STEM cluster that brings together institutions of all types, partner companies, business, scientific and public organizations.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 3-15
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian