Section 1. Introduction and Context

1.1. The Gender gap in facts and figures

1.2. Initiatives to reduce the gender gap in STEM

European Proposals to Work in the Gender Gap in STEM: A Systematic Analysis

This work describes an overview of European projects working on the gender gap in STEM.
García-Holgado, A., Verdugo-Castro, S., González, C. S., Sánchez-Gómez, M. C., & García-Peñalvo, F. J. (2020). European Proposals to Work in the Gender Gap in STEM: A Systematic Analysis. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Technologias del Aprendizaje, 15(3), 215-224. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/RITA.2020.3008138.

1.3. The W-STEM model

A Model for Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM in Higher Education Institutions

This document describes the W-STEM model based on three years of working on strategies and mechanisms to improve the attraction, access, guidance, and retention processes to engage more women in STEM programs.
García-Holgado, A., & García-Peñalvo, F. J. (2022). A Model for Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM in Higher Education Institutions. In F. J. García-Peñalvo, A. García-Holgado, A. Dominguez, & J. Pascual (Eds.), Women in STEM in Higher Education: Good Practices of Attraction, Access and Retainment in Higher Education (pp. 1-19). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-1552-9_1

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Situation of women in science in the world: an overall picture

Alessandro Bello – UNESCO
Presentation made in the W-STEM project kick-off,held in Salamanca, Spain on March 25th, 2019

An unbalanced equation: increasing participation of women in STEM in LAC

Bello, A., & Estébanez, M. E. (2022). An unbalanced equation: increasing participation of women in STEM in LAC (MTD/SC/2022/PI/01). UNESCO.