Debugging the Divide: Exploring Men's and Women's Motivations and Engagement in Computer Science MOOCs

Within the field of computer science (CS), women are under-represented in the workforce and education settings. As Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) grow in popularity, understanding the gender differences in reasons for enrolment and engagement remains crucial to improving learner outcomes. This study investigates why men and women enrol in...

One size fits some: Gender bias in design, and how to address it in design education

This thesis discusses the role of gender bias indesign and explores how attention to genderand sex in design can be addressed in designeducation, specifically in the first semester of thenew bachelor of Industrial Design Engineeringat the TU Delft that will start in 2021. As willbe discussed in this report, not consideringgender and sex in...

The association between neighbourhoods and educational achievement, a systematic review and meta-analysis

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) / ERC Grant Agreement n. 615159 (ERC Consolidator Grant DEPRIVEDHOODS, Socio-spatial inequality, deprived neighbourhoods, and neighbourhood effects). Many studies have examined the...