Women on the move for science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Gender selectivity in higher education student migration

IF 2.8 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI:10.1111/hequ.12483

Ebenezer D. Narh, Michael Buzzelli

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Abstract

Despite the gendered rebalancing of enrolments in higher education (HE) in the West, the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines persists. Gendered selectivity of field of study influences higher education student migration (HESM) and in turn sheds light on HE participation. Framed by gender intersectionality theories both in HE studies and migration scholarship, this paper uses innovative data to analyse the intersectional effect of gender and field of study on HESM in Canada. Based on Statistics Canada's postsecondary student information system for the 2019/20 academic year, Canadian interregional flow matrixes structured by gender, field and level of study are constructed and analysed. The results show compelling evidence of the influence of gendered differences in HESM when intersected with field and level of study. Notably, women pursuing STEM studies migrate significantly more than any other grouping (i.e. gender, field and level of study groupings). The paper concludes with a discussion of policy implications for the influence of HESM on community demographic make-up and local labour markets, as well as future research including the need to understand gendered dimensions of migration intentions and motivations.

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为科学、技术、工程和数学而流动的女性：高等教育学生迁移中的性别选择性

尽管西方高等教育（HE）的入学人数在性别上有所调整，但女性在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科中的比例仍然偏低。研究领域的性别选择性影响着高等教育学生的迁移（HESM），进而揭示了高等教育的参与情况。本文以高等教育研究和移民学术研究中的性别交叉理论为框架，利用创新数据分析了性别和学习领域对加拿大高等教育学生移民的交叉影响。根据加拿大统计局 2019/20 学年的中学后学生信息系统，构建并分析了按性别、专业和学习水平划分的加拿大地区间流动矩阵。结果显示，当与学习领域和层次交叉时，有令人信服的证据表明，高等教育入学率中的性别差异会产生影响。值得注意的是，从事科学、技术、工程和数学研究的女性移民人数明显多于任何其他组别（即性别、领域和学习水平组别）。本文最后讨论了高等教育移民对社区人口构成和当地劳动力市场的政策影响，以及未来的研究，包括了解移民意向和动机的性别层面的必要性。

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期刊介绍： Higher Education Quarterly publishes articles concerned with policy, strategic management and ideas in higher education. A substantial part of its contents is concerned with reporting research findings in ways that bring out their relevance to senior managers and policy makers at institutional and national levels, and to academics who are not necessarily specialists in the academic study of higher education. Higher Education Quarterly also publishes papers that are not based on empirical research but give thoughtful academic analyses of significant policy, management or academic issues.