Gender Issues & International Scholar Mobility Dr. Adrian Sherman, Artur Tashmetov (UNCW) Annual OSI Spring Conference Rutgers University April 30th – - презентация

1 Gender Issues & International Scholar Mobility Dr. Adrian Sherman, Artur Tashmetov (UNCW) Annual OSI Spring Conference Rutgers University April 30th – May 1st, 2007

2 Significant gender differences among international scholars Confirmed by; OSI OSI ACCELS/IREX ACCELS/IREX TEMPUS,TEMPUS, Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus

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4 Variables Gender Age Sphere of scientific interest Country of origin

5 Revealed Tendencies Males: more active in their late 20s and early 30s Females: early 20s or after their 30s

6 FDP Participants 2006

7 FDP Participants 2007

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11 Factor affecting participation of women in international programs Level of liberalization of women Level of political integration of a country into the world society Religion and other cultural components

12 Additional factors of female outnumber Better linguistic abilities Easiness in social bonds creation Better social support Higher level of discipline and pedantry in subject study

13 Recommendations For similar researches, provide easy access to database with such variables as: age, country of origin, host country, language, training, length of study