Gender and the Changing Face of Higher Education in Asia Pacific

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.




Deane E. Neubauer is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, USA, and an adjunct fellow of the East-West Center, USA.

Surinderpal Kaur is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Malaya, Malaysia.