Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion

Abstract

The chapters in this book focus on how higher education can cultivate and promote a more inclusive and equitable environment in higher education, especially with regard to gender diversity as well as those non-conforming, nonheteronormative groups. The chapters in this volume cover the broad picture/ context of diversity in various countries as well as a specific focus on gender. The chapters discuss the factors relating to inclusion and equity, what is driving campuses to be more inclusive, and practical steps and case studies that higher education institutions can implement to create more inclusive and equitable learning environments. Finally, this volume discusses the need for inclusive leadership which involves building institutional capacity for inclusion and creating the right conditions under which inclusion and equity can grow and thrive and crafting policies and practices whose end result is to create a culture of inclusion. Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Volume 12, 1–12 Copyright © 2018 by Emerald Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 2055-3641/doi:10.1108/S2055-364120180000012002 2 PatriCK BlessinGer et al.