Dr Lalit Kishore’s article on issue of gender equity in STEM education got picked up by Business Telegraph brings forth the need of gender equity in STEM education and occupations, "STEM Education delivery requires gender inclusive approaches to attract girls," holds Kishore.
Jaipur based researcher and educator Dr Kishore has done work in gender issues in general education and STEM education while working in Lok Jumbish Project in Rajasthan in the 1990s and feminist pedagogy while working in CULP-NGO in Jaipur on Pehchan Project targeting rural girls in bridge schools in rural Rajasthan. He has also independently worked and written articles on gender equity in STEM education. He has found that 'collaborative learning with right-hemispheric cognitive function like music and visual communication is effective for gender and social equity in education.'
Here is the news story[1] about his work being cited:
In the paper ‘Managing Science and Technology Occupations of Women in Nigeria’ by Helen Olubunmi Aderemi, Hassan, O. M., Siyanbola, W. O., Taiwo, K. published in Journal of Techonology Management and Innovation (Vol 4, No 3, 2009), the article contributed by Dr Lalit Kishore in Merinews titled “Girls, women in science & technology education” has been cited.
he paper reports that the Kishore has revealed he dismally low representation of women in technology-related enterprises and institutes of higher education in technology in India while referring to Kishore, L. (2008) in Merinews[2].
According to the paper, the study examined the occupational activities of female graduates in science and technology related fields with a view to assessing factors influencing their performance and make recommendations to enhance women work experiences in S&T occupations.
Furthermore, the study reveal that most female S&T graduates (FSTGs) employed in tertiary institutions and research institutions were engaged in S&T based occupations. However, in corporate firms, most of the FSTGs work either in administration, finance or R&D departments. In addition, a large proportion takes less paying non S&T jobs for domestic reasons and lack of suitable vacancies along with making recommendations to enhance the recruitment, retention and performance of women in S&T employment in Nigeria.
Other STEM and gender equity articles in Merinews by Dr Kishore “Need to bring gender equity in science and technology education in India” and “Stop negative gender stereotypes related to girls’ education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics” are also worth mentioning here.
[1] https://www.businesstelegraph.co.uk/kishores-article-in-merinews-cited-in-a-nigerian-study-on-managing-science-and-technology-occupations-of-women-merinews/
[2]http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp ?articleID=140417 h
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