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SUMMARY:Understanding Gender and Higher Education in African Universities
DESCRIPTION:17 August\, 12:00 to 13:00 (UK Time)\nGuest Speaker: Dr Meseret
  Hailu\, Arizona State University\nTitle: Understanding Gender and Higher 
 Education in African Universities: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Key Po
 licy Mandates\nDr Hailu will be sharing her comparative work which using c
 ritical discourse analysis to understand how gender is conceptualised and 
 discussed in universities in Kenya\, Rwanda\, and Uganda.\nThe Comparative
  Education and International Development (CEID) Research Group is proud to
  welcome Dr Meseret Hailu from Arizona State University to the Moray House
  School of Education and Sport for this guest talk. Her related article fo
 r this presentation can be downloaded here.\nThis is a hybrid event. Pleas
 e choose in person on online attendance upon registration. Note that more 
 detailed information (including the link for online guests) will be shared
  via an Eventbrite email the evening prior to the event.\nAbstract: In thi
 s comparative project\, Dr Hailu presents an analysis of three policy docu
 ments that have guided gender-based higher education initiatives in Kenya\
 , Rwanda\, and Uganda. Two research questions guided this work: (1) How do
  key policy documents conceptualise gender equity? and (2) How is gender e
 quity discussed in relation to economic priorities and sociopolitical real
 ities in each country?\nTo address these questions\, a critical discourse 
 analysis was conducted for the following documents: Kenya’s Education an
 d Training Gender Policy in Kenya\, Rwanda’s Education Sector Strategic 
 Plan 2018/19–-–022/23\, and Uganda’s Gender in Education Policy. Cor
 roborating the work of other scholars\, this analysis revealed: (1) an inc
 reased commitment to gender equality\, (2) persistent underrepresentation 
 of women in higher education despite increased participation of women over
  time\, and (3) markedly low gender parity in STEM disciplines. These find
 ings are significant because they confirm that there is a disconnect betwe
 en stated policy goals and actual student outcomes\, which limits institut
 ional success and economic development.\nAdditionally\, this analysis high
 lights differences in the strength in commitment to gender equity in polic
 y mandates in these three countries. This is a key issue which warrants fu
 rther research attention.\n&nbsp\;
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