Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology. Women in Canada: A Gender-Based Statistical Report

Autor/in	Ferguson, Sarah Jane
Institution	Statistics Canada
Titel	Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology. Women in Canada: A Gender-Based Statistical Report
Quelle	(2016), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Foreign Countries; Womens Education; Educational Attainment; Qualifications; Certification; Credentials; STEM Education; Apprenticeships; Postsecondary Education; Scores; Gender Differences; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Test Format; Computer Assisted Testing; Mathematics Skills; Numeracy; Literacy; Problem Solving; Majors (Students); Disproportionate Representation; Academic Degrees; Age Differences; Indigenous Populations; Immigrants; Employment Patterns; Income; Salary Wage Differentials; Females; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Studienbuch; STEM; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Testentwicklung; Mathematics ability; Rechenkompetenz; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Problemlösen; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sinti und Roma; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Einkommen; Weibliches Geschlecht; Kanada
Abstract	Canada's knowledge-based economy--especially the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)--continues to grow. Related changes in the economy, including shifts to globalized markets and an emphasis on innovation and technology, all mean that education is more and more an integral component of economic and social well-being. At the same time, women in Canada have become increasingly well-educated and today represent a larger share of the labour market than they have ever represented previously. However, women continue to have fewer apprenticeship or trades certificates as well as STEM university degrees than their male counterparts. The trajectory of women's education and career path can be understood through the lens of a 'pipeline' metaphor. Researchers have used this perspective to talk about women in STEM, noting that there are 'leaks' in the pipeline in the earliest years of schooling right through to employment with many women either studying in non-STEM fields or subsequently not working in occupations related to STEM fields of study. This report begins with an overall profile of women's education in Canada and then examines various points along the pipeline such as mathematics and reading skills in high school, young women who are not working or in school, field of study patterns and labour market outcomes and employment income of STEM and non-STEM fields of study. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Statistics Canada. 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6, Canada. Tel: 800-307-3382; Fax: 613-951-4441; e-mail: educationstats@statcan.gc.ca; Web site: http://www.statcan.gc.ca
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01