Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 2005, USA Today reported that the "college gender gap" was widening, stating that 57% of U.S. college students are female. [80] This gap has been gradually widening, and as of 2014, almost 45% of women had a bachelor's degree, compared to 32% of men with a bachelor's degree. [81]
Girls Who Code (also known as GWC) is an international nonprofit organization that aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science.Among its programs are a summer immersion program, a specialized campus program, after-school clubs, a college club, College Loops, [1] [2] and a series of books. [3]
The COVID-19 lockdowns has widened the gender gap in education between females and males. The rapid spread of COVID-19 lockdowns forced many females into the traditional roles as caretakers. Common gender disparities that impact a female's education during the pandemic are finances enabling higher dropout rates, domestic violence, child ...
The gap between men and women in health and survival, for instance, has closed by 96% on average, and the educational attainment gap has closed by 94.9%. However, the gender gap in economic ...
Natalia Benavites, a 21-year-old fourth-year student at New College, said books in the dumpster carried the college's seal as well as a "discard" sticker on the spine.
The U.N. goal of achieving gender equality by 2030 is impossible to attain because of deeply rooted biases against women around the world in heath, education, employment and the halls of power ...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of these global goals is " peace and prosperity for people and the planet" [ 1 ][ 2 ] – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.
A 2017 study found that closing the gender gap in STEM education would have a positive impact on economic growth in the EU, contributing to an increase in GDP per capita of 0.7–0.9% across the bloc by 2030 and of 2.2–3.0% by 2050.