Gender and research productivity of academics in South India's Higher Education Institutions

Bakthavatchaalam, Venkat, Miles, Mike, Sa, Maria Jose, Machado-Taylor, Maria de Lourdes and Gingele, Joachim 2019. Gender and research productivity of academics in South India's Higher Education Institutions. Presented at: International Conference on Gender Research, Rome, 11-12 April 2019. Published in: Paoloni, Paola, Paoloni, Mauro and Arduini, Simona eds. Icgr 2019 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Gender Research. Gender Research Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, pp. 685-692.

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Abstract

Conducting and publishing research is a very important aspect of any Higher Education System. In India, despite the rapid increase in the number of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), students and staff, very few studies have been conducted investigating how various factors influence academics’ Research Productivity (RP), especially exploring the gender differences in RP. Thus, this research aims to quantitatively and qualitatively explore the gender differences in RP and the factors influencing them. The quantitative results showed overall little differences in RP based on gender, whereas the interviews revealed a rich data on the various issues and the pressures female academics are under whilst conducting research. The inequity in terms of opportunities, ability and resources available were seen to be the major influencing factors. The research will be useful in formulating policies to decrease the inequities and increase the opportunities for the female academics to conduct research, especially considering the rapidly changing academic environment and the increasingly important role female academics play in Higher Education (HE) in India.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item - published (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
ISBN:	9781912764150
ISSN:	2516-2810
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 April 2024
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2026 14:28
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/168547

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