About Equal-Brazil

Equal-Brazil project aims to positively impact the environment by taking advantage of women's role as stewards of the environment, as suggested in ecofeminist and "women and environment" literature. It has been shown that women are more likely to put environmental issues first in various fields, such as water, energy, transportation, housing, and digital businesses. If women are in leadership roles in these organisations, they can make a big difference in how sustainability problems are worked into their plans, making them greener and more sustainable. Even so, laws must be in place that help women reach their full potential in the green economy.

Project Deliverables

Equal-Brazil project aims to propose practical solutions to level up gender equality careers for women graduates in Brazil. This aim will be achieved through the following objectives:

· Collate and analyse gender-disaggregated data at education and career levels in Brazil to challenge existing policies and perceptions.

· Develop dialogue and networking opportunities amongst Higher Education scholars and organisations across Brazil and the U.K. on gender equality.

· Understand the organisational, cultural, and self-imposed barriers for women graduates making career choices.

· Understand how to support access, progression, and achievement of women graduates in professional employment.

· Propose the development of career frameworks that support diverse workforce and skill sets.

Our Six Funded Projects

In the built environment sector, one of the world’s most significant challenges still prevails – gender equality. UCEM is proud to have won SIX externally funded research grants from the British Council, which will explore this topic and could influence and champion change for gender equality. UCEM is one of the most prominent universities to research gender quality when it comes to externally funded projects, and has now received five research grants from the British Council on this topic. What’s more, through partnerships with other universities based across the world, this project has effectively become a nexus of six countries collaborating to investigate gender equality in detail.

Research is vital and is an answer to many growing issues around us today but it is extremely difficult or sometimes impossible to pursue it without dedicated funds. Therefore, the 6 prestigious and very competitive grants that we have won from the British Council worth £150,000 on the extremely important topic of Gender Equality, specifically in Brazilian, Egyptian, Jordanian, Pakistani and Vietnamese education and industry sectors will ensure the projects are delivered in this complicated area along with capacity building to create awarenessa and wider impact in these countries. These projects will set up consortiums of critical stakeholders who will investigate, collect and analyse data from partner countries, publish outcomes, build the capacity of relevant people, and ensure that this project delivers substantial and lasting change in gender equality.

Please Find more information about our current and previous projects by visitng: https://equal-brazil.com/projects

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Our Project Team

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The team consists of UK and Brazilian PIs:

UK PI: Prof Angela Lee

UK Co-PI: Dr Muhamad Qasim Rana

Brazilian PI: Dr Fernando

Researcher: Mr Luciano

Our Recent Publications (Free Access)

Explore our latest publications, results, and relevant articles in the area of Gender Equality

1. Rana, Muhammad Qasim, Fahid, S, Saad, M and Lee, Angela (2024) Gender and Career; Exploring Transitions for Women from Higher Education to Employment in Egypt. International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management (IJSEM), 11 (3). pp. 9-13. ISSN 2456-1304

2. Rana, Muhammad Qasim, Shadia Fahim, Mohammed Saad, Angela Lee, Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin, and Lekan Damilola Ojo. (2024). "Exploring the Underlying Barriers for the Successful Transition for Women from Higher Education to Employment in Egypt: A Focus Group Study" Social Sciences 13, no. 4: 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13040195

3. Alshdiefat, Ala’a Saleh, Ahlam Ammar Sharif, Noor-Alhuda Mohammad Abu Ghunmi, Angela Lee, and Muhammad Qasim Rana. (2024). "Factors Impacting Women Gaining Leadership Roles in the Jordanian Construction Sector: Architects and Civil Engineers" Buildings 14, no. 4: 944. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14040944

4. Sharif, Ahlam Ammar, Alaa Saleh Alshdiefat, Angela Lee, Muhammad Qasim Rana, and Noor-Alhuda Mohammad Abu Ghunmi. (2024). "Gender Equality in Architecture and Construction: An Assessment Framework at the Institutional and Sectoral Levels in Jordan" Buildings 14, no. 3: 764. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14030764

5. Sharif, Ahlam A., Angela Lee, Alaa S. Alshdiefat, Muhammad Q. Rana, and Noor-Alhuda Abu Ghunmi. (2024). "Sustainable Gender Equality: A Comparative Perspective on STEM Education and Employment in Jordan" Sustainability 16, no. 6: 2273. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16062273

6. Sharif, Ahlam A., Angela Lee, Alaa S. Alshdiefat, Muhammad Q. Rana, and Noor-Alhuda Abu Ghunmi. (2024). " Women in Leadership of Higher Education: Critical Barriers in Jordanian Universities" Cogent Education. COGENTEDU-2024-0072R2 https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2357900

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