Milagros Sáinz Ibáñez

Investigadors IN3 - Internet Interdisciplinary Institute

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Gender relations
ICT Information and Communication Technologies
Network society
Equality policies

Research group: GenTIC
Area: Social sciences
Area of specialization: Network society, City and Community, Education and ICT,
Membership Center: Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
Collaborates with: e-Health Center, e-Learn Center

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The R&D activities of researcher Milagros Sainz focus on the motivational and psychosocial factors behind the vocational segregation of girls and boys from secondary education on.

Her main research interests are gender stereotypes, the influence of the socialisation process in choosing courses (theories of social learning, of social roles and choice of achievement, etc.) and the digital gender gap. She also specialises in the use of quantitative and qualitative methodologies in social research.

She is lead researcher of the UOC's Gender and ICT R&D group.

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STEM education and gender

The participation and the position of women in secondary education, higher education in general and, more specifically, in the field of STEM.
Motivational factors related to the choice of studies of boys and girls.
Analysis and comparison of incentive programmes to encourage girls to follow technical careers.

Gender identity and technology

Gender stereotypes related with professions and use of technology
Analysis of the importance of gender in identity formation.
The intersection of gender with other structural variables in the study of different gender identities

Science, technology and gender

Personal, cultural and institutional barriers that hamper the professional development of women in research institutions.
Analysis of lifestyles, personal/family life and professional career development.
The impact of scientific assessment on the professional progression of women.
International mobility strategies of male and female scientists.

STEM employment and gender

Position and participation of women in the STEM job market.
Analysis of occupational trajectories of women throughout life.
Organizational and institutional cultures, gender policies and diversity policies in the private sector.
Personal, cultural and institutional barriers that impede the professional development of women.

Public gender policies in the ICT and STEM domains

Analysis of policies and initiatives of digital inclusion from a gender perspective and in relation to social inclusion.
Policies on work-family balance and policies on time use.
Analysis and evaluation of public policies for gender equality.
Digital gender divide in access to and use of ICT.

Guidance on how to include the gender perspective in research.
Guidance on how to include gender indicators in the study of different social inequalities.

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