- Title
- Gender equity: women in academia in Fiji
- Creator
- Kubuabola, Sereana; Rich, Jane; Shah, Mahsood
- Relation
- Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia Vol. 14, Issue 1, p. 71-82
- Relation
- http://www.seaairweb.info/journal/index.aspx
- Publisher
- South East Asia Association for Institutional Research
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Universities in many countries are facing the challenge of recruiting and retaining high quality academics. The exit of baby boomers in the academic workforce is significant with lack of strategy to attract, support and retain women in their early career as academics and researchers. This challenge is enormous in developing countries despite democracy, academic freedom, stability, sustainable economy, and free education at higher degree research level. This paper outlines the current dilemma in Fiji in relation to the succession of women in academic roles. The paper analyses the representation of female academics at the University of the South Pacific (USP) and strongly argues the need for higher education reforms which includes strategies to provide opportunity for young females and other underrepresented groups in the academic workforce. The paper also suggests possible strategies to increase the participation of women in the academic workforce in Fiji based on current and future political environment.
- Subject
- women in academia; gender equality; academic workforce in Fiji
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1349081
- Identifier
- uon:30331
- Identifier
- ISSN:1675-6061
- Language
- eng
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