GEAR – GENDER EQUALITY IN ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH

START DATE
01.01.2024

END DATE
30.11.2026

FUNDING
Erasmus+ CBHE (Capacity Building in Higher Education)

LEAD PARTNER
UNIVERZITET ADRIATIK BAR, Crna Gora

PEF UM PARTICIPANTS
Izr. prof. dr. Maja Hmelak, izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Bratina, doc. dr. Nikolaja Golob i asist. dr. Eva Kranjec

In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, STE(A)M education and training practices have gained attention in Higher Education (HE). Given the world is in its fourth industrial revolution, the demand for STEM experts and professionals is expected to grow in the future. Women’s involvement in STEM studies and careers remains remarkably low in most of the Western Balkans despite the fact that 56% of enrolled students in tertiary education were female over the period 2015-18 in the region according to the RCC’s study. Only North Macedonia and Serbia have higher shares of female students in natural sciences, mathematics, and statistics subjects, outperforming all Western Balkan economies. The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 shows that STEM attainment in Montenegro was 15.20% among women compared to 30.01% for men while Bosnia and Herzegovina performed somewhat better with 16.12% attainment for women and 28.43% for men. Men outnumber women by almost double the margin. Intersectional vulnerability is omnipresent with Roma women and girls in education (with a rate of enrolment of 1% and completion of 0,1%) and employment.

In order to address the current (STEM-related) gender and intersectional imbalances in the Western Balkans HE and career pursuit, the GEAR project proposes a framework for change of the present situation through:

Co-designed development and implementation of gender equality plans at WB HEIs
Strengthening women’s and girls’ participation in STE(A)M studies and careers
Fostering support and participation of women and girls with fewer opportunities in HE
Implementation of national and local gender aspects in strategic developmental frameworks, e.g. specialization strategies, inclusion, and gender strategies
Catering for the needs of the most vulnerable (female) students, i.e. Roma.

MOOC Library

UTZ

Critical Thinking 1: https://tinyurl.com/22nqxf85

Critical Thinking 2: https://tinyurl.com/2yzjgasj

Critical Thinking 3: https://tinyurl.com/2d58ewrc

Critical Thinking 4: https://tinyurl.com/2dkgb2ls

CT Skills for Students Interactive Education Presentation: https://tinyurl.com/2yejxnjr

NUBL

Critical Thinking 1: https://tinyurl.com/23zas9hz

Critical Thinking 2: https://tinyurl.com/2am3zxvj

Critical Thinking 3: https://tinyurl.com/265nnxex

CT Moocs documentation: https://tinyurl.com/26kbosmo