Articles

Women's participation in the research development of a country

Elsevier,

International Journal of Educational Research Open, Volume 8, June 2025

Women's participation in science has been growing throughout history. However, a gender gap in their equity in participation requires pragmatic strategies and public policies that motivate women's opportunities in research. This study aims to analyse the scientific contribution of female Ecuadorian researchers through a diagnosis of the metrics and co-author's criteria for scientific publications to establish strategies oriented toward women's inclusion in Ecuador's research development.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, South America

From oral counting to plotting graphs: Advances in girls' math education in the South of Brazil

Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

Throughout the 19th century in southern Brazil, as in the whole country, girls received a poorer mathematical education than boys. Historical records of this education are scarce. The first systematic opportunity for girls to progress beyond basic arithmetic was by pursuing training as elementary school teachers. In the 20th century, several movements converged to reduce inequalities: coeducation became standard in primary schools, secondary education was standardized, and both coeducational and girls’ secondary schools expanded rapidly.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
South America

“They do not have the same needs”: Mathematics education for girls and young women in France (19th-early 20th century)

Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

This article examines the main places and characteristics of mathematics education for girls and young women in primary and secondary schools during the 19th and early 20th century. It looks at, in particular, the mathematical content that pupils learned in these schools and the aims of the teaching they received. It shows how female mathematics teaching differed from its male counterpart by responding to various gender stereotypes referring to the ‘nature’ and social role of women. The article also presents to what extent the girls’ mathematics programs were progressively aligned with those of boys, until they became almost identical from the 1920s onwards.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality
Europe

Being a migrant woman during disasters: A phenomenological study to unveil experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy

Elsevier,

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Volume 7, June 2025

The article explores the experiences of 19 cisgender migrant women (MW) living in Milan, Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Europe

Development and change in mathematics education for undergraduate women: An examination of the early years of Barnard College

Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

This article explores how the mathematics education and educators at the New York, USA women’s college, Barnard College, during its early years approached the issue of equal study on separate campuses as well as how some of the female students of Barnard with a mathematics focus in their studies utilized their knowledge of this male-dominated field to pursue careers following their graduation.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
North America

Promoting urban air quality resilience through communication: A stakeholder needs mapping and prioritisation study informed by design thinking

Elsevier,

City and Environment Interactions, 2025, 100209

This study uses a participatory Design Thinking approach in Cork City, Ireland, to identify stakeholder priorities for effective air quality communication strategies that empower communities and support behavioral change. By integrating inclusive communication with systemic policy and infrastructure improvements, the research advances SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action), aligning with World Population Day's call to "Leave No One Behind" by addressing environmental health inequities in urban populations.

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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities; Climate Action, Europe

The need to change the narrative, to change the context: Urban indigenous women surviving-or-thriving responses to stressors

Elsevier,

Wellbeing, Space and Society, Volume 8, June 2025, 100249

This study explored the life stressors and coping strategies of Indigenous women living in Toronto through sharing circles and interviews, revealing their varied experiences of control over socio-economic challenges, identity, and social environments. The findings highlight the complex ways these women manage stress and offer valuable insights for service providers, policy-makers, and researchers to better support their wellbeing.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, North America

Privileging the spirit, voices, and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in dementia care: Education for non-Indigenous health care providers

Elsevier,

SSM - Mental Health, Volume 7, June 2025, 100395

This research partnered with Aboriginal Elders to co-design and implement a 13-week online unit aimed at educating non-Indigenous health care providers on culturally respectful and safe dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The involvement of Elders in guiding content, delivering weekly Zoom sessions, and evaluating students’ work was highly valued, leading to the unit’s recognition and availability nationally and internationally through the University of Tasmania.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Oceania

Where do traditional healers fit in the dentist-centred oral health system? An ethnography inquiry among the indigenous communities in Gudalur, South India

Elsevier,

SSM - Health Systems, Volume 4, June 2025, 100079

This study highlights the vital role of traditional Adivasi healers in providing oral health care within marginalized communities in Gudalur, India, where formal dental services are limited. It emphasizes that integrating indigenous healing practices with Western biomedicine can improve oral health outcomes and calls for inclusive health systems that respect cultural and structural determinants.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Asia

Navigating child adoption decision among women with infertility in Southern Ghana

Elsevier,

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2025, 101111

This study highlights that infertility in Southern Ghana often leads women to face stigma and cultural barriers when considering adoption, underscoring the need for community engagement to support their decision-making process.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Human rights, Africa

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