Gender and the changing face of higher education in Asia Pacific [electronic resource] / Edited by Deane E Neubauer; Surinderpal Kaur.

Intro; Series Editors' Introduction; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Framing Gender Issues in Asia-Pacific Higher Education; Introduction; Teasing Out the Issues; Access and Participation; Women in Academia; Women Graduates and the Workplace; The Production of Knowledge: Women's Ways of Knowing; Women and Nationality; What Is/Might Be the Role of Gender "Workshops" Within Higher Education Institutions?; More ... ; References; Chapter 3 Gender Issues in Asia Pacific Higher Education: Assessing the Data IntroductionDifferential Access and Focus Within Academic Settings; Reviewing Gender Barriers Within Higher Education; Other Gendering Practices in Higher Education; References; Chapter 4 World-Class Universities and Female Leadership in the Academic Profession: Case Studies of East Asian Higher Education; Reviewing the Literature of Female Leadership in the East Asian Academic Profession: Key Findings and Arguments; Research Questions and Case-Study Methodology; Peking University (PKU); Seoul National University (SNU); National Taiwan University (NTU); The University of Hong Kong (HKU) The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)Women's Presence in Leadership Positions in East Asian World-Class Universities: A Multilevel Analysis; Discussion and Conclusion: Toward Inclusivity of Intellectual Leadership in the East Asian Academic Profession; References; Chapter 5 Gender Equity Instrumentalism and (Re)Building the Nation Through Innovation: Critical Reflections on Women in STEM Policy in Australia; Introduction; Australian Women in STEM; Australia as Aspiring Innovation Nation; Reframing the Women in STEM Issue; Turning to Women and Smart Economics; What Next?; References Chapter 6 Gender and Higher Education in India: Negotiating Equity with AccessIntroduction; Gender Gap and Higher Education; Distribution of Higher Education; Gender, Access, Justice, and Institutional Culture; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Thinking of Gender: On the Way to Emancipatory Higher Education in the Globalizing China; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; The Birth of the "Women Problem"; Feminism and the State; "Weak Education" and the "Dangerous" Pedagogues; Difference, Gender, and Education; Qiu Bai Battling the Ministry of Education Over Problematic Textbooks; Conclusion.

This book establishes gender issues as a major focus within developments shaping higher education in the Asia Pacific region. The discussion is framed as a response to various dedicated efforts, such as that of the United Nations, to foreground gender as a site for political discourse throughout the region. Throughout the volume, authors confront issues that continue to gain prominence in higher education as a policy arena, including the degree to which higher education operates within a framework of gender equity and how higher education appointments--even promotions--are sensitive to gender. By touching specific instances throughout Korea, Japan, China, Australia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan, authors offer an unprecedented big-picture view of gender-relevant policy issues.