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Do microfinance programs benefit women in developing countries?
Get PDFThis paper looks at the case for and against the view that microfinance programs benefit women in developing countries, based on a selective body of research. The analysis suggests that women constitute the largest pie of the clientele of microfinance programs at the global level. Broadly, these programs have worked withing two paradigms which aim at (1) poverty alliveation and (2) empowerpment of women within femenist discourse. However, the literature remains about the real impact of these programs In some developing countries, access to microcredit has helped many women to cross the poverty line but even when poverty has been alleviated, scepticism presits about long term and sustainable benefits of empowerment. included but not limited to, control of women over incomes through investing credit or savings, improved baragaining power and social status. This is because the commercialization of microcredit and savings services is shifting focus from the poor clients, particularly women, to all those who needs credits form formal institutions. This development is jeopardizing the objectives of proverty alliveation and empowerment of women and calls for greater attention to the needs of women in settling objectieves and design for microfinance in developing countrie
Career Paths of Women Working in Leadership Positions within Intercollegiate Athletic Administration
No full textScholars have focused their attention on the careers of women working in management positions in several sport industry segments, however, limited research has focused on careers of women working in intercollegiate athletic administration. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine career information of women working in the administration of intercollegiate athletics. The study addressed the following amongst women working in intercollegiate athletic administration: (a) demographics, (b) career paths, (c) most/least enjoyable aspects of their jobs, (d) greatest challenges, (e) career advice, and (f) short-term and long-term career aspirations. This descriptive study provided insight for women wanting to explore a career within intercollegiate athletic administration. The information is useful for both women and men working in intercollegiate athletic administration and to the NCAA organization in support of its ongoing work to promote diversity in leadership positions. In addition, women wishing to pursue a career in intercollegiate athletics face a number of challenges, but acknowledging the voices of the women within this study can begin to explain some of the steps needed to maximize women\u27s contributions to this field. Finally, this study contributes to the body of knowledge in the sport management literature in intercollegiate athletics
Who Framed the Women? Measuring the Public Relations Impact on the Media\u27s Framing of the U.S Supreme Court Nominees
Get PDFThis study seeks to determine if Presidents frame female nominees to the highest court differently than their male counterparts in ways consistent with other female leaders. Entmen (1993) defines framing as process whereby certain aspects of a perceived reality are selected and made more salient in communication. This work further examines how U.S. Presidents select and highlight certain aspects of their U.S. Supreme Court nominees\u27 background, experience and personal attributes in public relations materials. By analyzing frames in public relations materials and comparing them to those found in testimony by third parties and in newspaper coverage, the study will determine the effectiveness of the Presidents to influence others to utilize his frames
Women in Love and Men at Work: The Evolving Heterosexual Couple?
Get PDFWe studied how the participants incorporated their emotions, feelings and behaviors into their relationships on an everyday basis. In our study, we focused on how women are viewed as being very emotional and how men show little to no emotion in their heterosexual relationship. Our findings indicate what system women and men build their relationships upon and how they differ from each other. Hopefully, men and women will understand that there are gender differences and that they will have to compromise on what they personally want in a relationship
In Our Own Words: African American Women Student Affairs Professionals Define their Experiences in the Academy
No full textThe present study was conducted to explore the self-conceptualizations of terms that describe the experiences of African American women student affairs professionals employed at PWIS. The participants in the study noted both the physical and psychological representations of being underrepresented, isolated, and marginalized in the context of their lives in the academy. Further, they noted the often intangible and intrinsic factors that contributed to their sense of personal well-being and professional success. Implications for practice and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Women Superintendents: Promotion of Other Women to Central Office Administration
Get PDFMore women are leading schools in the role of superintendent, but numbers are still low when compared to men. There is limited research connecting women superintendents and the promotion of other women to leadership positions. Archival data from Texas schools showed that there is no difference between districts led by women superintendents or males for percentages of women central office leaders
Mentoring Females and Minorities into Higher Education
Get PDFWhether we see through the lens of gender or ethnicity, the perception of self defines our work. The loss of women and people of color from tenure earning positions in higher education argues for more productive initiatives if we are to attract, retain, and promote female and minority faculty (Howard-Vital & Morgan, 1993). The literature overwhelmingly supports the benefits of mentoring in easing the loneliness and confusion that can derail women and people of color in higher education (Howard-Vital & Morgan).
Descriptions of mentoring in professional literature suggest that the relationships between individuals that perpetuate traditional academic culture. Professional guidance includes assistance with research and writing, teaching, service, and grant writing. Social support includes shared outings and recreational activities. Few empirical studies exist on mentoring among faculty in academic settings. Qualitative research offers thick descriptions of some programs, e.g., the work in Colorado that investigated faculty mentoring in schools, colleges, and departments of education (Goodwin, Stevens, & Bellamy, 1998) and the faculty-mentoring program at Montclair State University (Pierce, 1998)
Context Factors Related to Women Attrition From a Graduate Science Program: A Case Study
Get PDFSeeing that the average brain-weight of women is about five ounces less than that of men, on merely anatomical grounds we should be prepared to expect a marked inferiority of intellectual power in the former. (Romanes, 1887, p. 383)
Arguments such as this one, seeking to bar women’s access to higher education, were still common in the popular science press by the end of the 19th century. Yet, in this unwelcoming climate, many women made important contributions to science (Rossiter, 1974). Some of them, Jane Colden (1724-1766), Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), and Mary Somerville (1780-1872), were mostly self-taught or learned science while helping their scientist fathers (Rossiter, 1974). However, many at the time dismissed these early women scientists as aberrations as illustrated by an article in an 1887 issue of The Popular Science Monthly:
The savante - the woman of science - like the female athlete, is simply an anomaly, an exceptional being, holding a position more or less intermediate between the two sexes. In the one case the brain, as in the other the muscular system has undergone an abnormal development. (p. 205)
Although women have since secured access to all scientific fields, their representation in many areas continues to lag behind their male counterparts. In 2000, American universities awarded to women only 15.8% of the PhDs. in engineering, 24.2% in the physical sciences, and 46.9% in the life sciences (National Opinion Research Center, 2001). Women’s representation was even lower in some sub-disciplines in the aforementioned areas. For example, within physical sciences women earned only 14.7% of the Ph.Ds. in physics and astronomy and 16.5% of the Ph.Ds. in computer science (National Opinion Research Center, 2001)
Review of Survival Kit for Leaders
Get PDFIn a world where scandals and corruption appear in the daily headlines, effective leadership is critical in just about any field. Kunick and Lester\u27s Survival Kit for Leaders offers a refreshing look at how to develop and/or maintain quality leadership skills. The book\u27s eight chapters offer clear explanations on how to be most effective for new or experienced leaders. Each chapter is concluded with thought-provoking questions suitable for discussion in a classroom or group setting. The book also offers easy to remember mnemonics to help aspiring leaders remember important concepts offered by the authors. Well-known examples of outstanding current or past leaders such as Jackie Robinson and Anne Sullivan are used to illustrate key concepts as well. This interactive and motivational book offers a powerful yet practical approach to developing leadership skills
Perception is Reality: Perceptions of Employment Characteristics of Women in Administration
Get PDFIt is important for women to be aware of differences in perceived employment characteristics as they seekpositions in educational administration. An awareness of these perceptions will allow women theopportunity to present themselves in a manner which will counteract these perception