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Toward the Development of a Gender Equity Scorecard: Exploring the Possibility for Collaborative Gender Governance at the University of the West Indies

The Global Educational Policy Environment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

ISBN: 978-1-78635-044-2, eISBN: 978-1-78635-043-5

Publication date: 19 December 2016

Abstract

This chapter considers the commitment of gender equality at universities and how it is expressed and measured via a gender equality scorecard. The Gender Equality Scorecard is seen as an accountability measure that seeks to build awareness of the magnitude of the problem (if it exists), interpret the meaning of the (in)equities, and move to action. It is regarded as a supportive mechanism to the development and implementation of a Gender Policy as articulated in The UWI Strategic Plan, 2012–2017. The development of a Scorecard is also seen as an example of collaborative governance in action that fosters engagement, commitment, and action across an institution. The proposed model draws upon the experiences of the Gender Equity Scorecards used by international development agencies and other higher educational institutions. The chapter proposes a framework and methodology using staff and student data from The University of the West Indies for the period 1990–1991 to 2011–2012 to build a Gender Scorecard. Finally, the Scorecard is seen as a tool to track performance related to the creation and enhancement of relevant structures and processes to institutionalize gender equality into the functions, operations, and governance of institutions.

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Acknowledgment

The author wishes to express appreciation to Dr. Perry Polar, Caribbean Network for Urban and Land Management, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies for assistance with the data analysis.

Citation

Kassim, H.-S. (2016), "Toward the Development of a Gender Equity Scorecard: Exploring the Possibility for Collaborative Gender Governance at the University of the West Indies", The Global Educational Policy Environment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Public Policy and Governance, Vol. 26), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 85-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2053-769720160000026004

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