RATIO OF WOMEN TO MEN ON CAMPUS

The ratio of male to female students at Taipei Tech is 7:3. To provide a gender-equitable learning environment and resources and to lessen the imbalance, the University periodically tracks the enrollment rate and the number of students who suspend/terminate their studies. Through this approach, the school attempts to maintain an equal graduation rate between males and females. Female graduation rates reached 27.84%, 26.31%, and 28.21% in the 2019, 2018, and 2017 academic years, respectively.

The university systematically measures and tracks women’s application rates, acceptance and entry rates, and study completion rates at the university.

Application and acceptance rates of female students was calculated (not including applications followed by the Taiwan Joint Commission of Technological and Vocational College Admissions Committees). The qualification requirements for vocational high school students and college-prep high school students were considered separately. In 2020, 25.9% of the vocational high school student applied for Taipei Tech were female, and the acceptance rate was 26.9%. 28.5 % of high school students’ applied Taipei Tech were female, and the acceptance rate was 41.7%. The results indicate that female high school students' application and acceptance rates are somewhat higher than vocational high school students. By tracking the enrollment rate and the number of students who suspend/terminate their studies, the University attempts to maintain an equal graduation rate between men and women. Female students' graduation rate was 27.84%.

PROGRAM AND POLICY

Enrollment at Taipei Tech's is conducted in accordance with Article 13 of the Gender Equity Education Act, which reads: "Educational institutions conducting recruitment or giving approvals for admission are not permitted to treat any prospective student differently based on their gender, gender traits, gender identity, or sexual orientation."  As stipulated by the College Admissions Committee, our university departments have set the gender field on their application form as “not required.” Furthermore, the graduate school Admissions Committee has an affirmative action policy for women applications and entry into the Graduate School, indicating that the applications does not tolerate gender bias against women.

Strategies to ensure the success of female students
1.    To provide a supportive learning environment and the necessary resources to ensure gender equality, Taipei Tech is committed to ensuring that the ratio of male to female students receiving scholarships is the same as the ratio of male to female students at the school (7:3). The student counseling center staff of counselors and psychologists (presently eight psychologists) are all female to protect gender rights.
2.    In 2020, a total of 866 female applicants benefited from student aid programs, including tuition and miscellaneous fee reductions, programs for disadvantaged students, and so on.
3.    Taipei Tech considers pregnant students’ right to education to be a very important issue, and the counselors at the Student Counseling Center provide counseling services and related assistance to pregnant students.
4.    Taipei Tech has implemented the following two skills building projects funded by APEC’s Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy (PPWE) to address the issues of youth employability and digital upskilling of female students in our university:
(1)    The APEC Forum on Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (II): Building Capacity and Collaborative Connectivity for Women and Young Entrepreneurs (HRD 04 2019A)
(2)    The APEC Forum on Entrepreneurship for the Future of Work: Accelerating Regional Economic Recovery and Digital Inclusion for Women and Youth in the Post Pandemic Era (HRD 06 2021A)
Female talent cultivation program

To encourage talented women to enter the technology and engineering industry, Taipei Tech has launched basic programming courses as mandatory general courses. In addition, micro-programs related to Technology and Engineering were established in 2018, with a certificate of completion issued to students who complete the micro-program. According to the statistical results, 396 women completed the Artificial Intelligence Micro-Program and the Technology Micro-Program in 2020, and the number has increased each year.

Women’s mentoring
In 2020, Taipei Tech held 1580 activities or mentoring sessions on gender equality, safety, energy, art, democracy, law, intellectual property rights, and tobacco hazards prevention. Over 75,485 participants attended the activities, and 35.44% of the participants were female.
Taipei Tech encourages students to form a cross-disciplinary community. Peer interaction inspires brainstorming and creates a diversified learning environment, and with additional support from the instructor, it increases learning effectiveness. In 2020, for example, there were a total of 144 cross-disciplinary community registrations; and the gender ratio (men to women) was 3:7.

Maternity and paternity policies
In accordance with statutory regulations on leave for teachers and public officials, our university grants our faculty and staff 8 days of prenatal leave, 42 days of maternity leave, and 5 days of paternity leave. Contract Employees are granted 5 days of prenatal leave, 8 weeks of maternity leave, and 5 days of paternity leave. Our university formulated its maternity leave regulations in accordance with the NTUT Campus Life Guidelines to ensure that students here can pursue their studies in complete peace of mind. In addition, NTUT provides nursing rooms and low-bed dorms for pregnant students to stay in.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND FACILITIES ON CAMPUS

Taipei Tech has signed contracts with many nearby public childcare institutions, kindergartens, and private preschools to provide a range of accessible, discounted, and affordable nursery facilities and schools for our faculty and students. Specifically, our university has contracts with daycare centers (Taipei Private Chiusan Preschool, Taipei Private Wesley Preschool, Mo Da Wei English Short-term Cram School, and the Hanzi after-school club) as well as with national kindergarten and childcare school chains (He Jiaren International Culture and Education: 41 kindergartens and 49 childcare schools nationwide; Happy Marian Kindergarten: 16 kindergartens and 14 childcare schools nationwide) to provide preferential enrollment in nursery schools and childcare schools.

Pursuant to the Regulations on Breastfeeding in Public Places, Taipei Tech has also set up a Breastfeeding Room on the first floor in the Second Teaching Building for breastfeeding mothers to breastfeed or pump milk. The Breastfeeding Room was used 280 times in 2020.

The right to prosecute and to be protected
1.    According to NTUT’s Guidelines for Student Appeal Procedures, if students believe that disciplinary action taken by the University is illegal or inappropriate, resulting in damage to their living, learning, or educational rights and interests, an appeal may be filed to the Student Grievances Committee. A total of four appeals were received in the 2020 academic year.
2.    Our university handles the employment services of employees in accordance with the Act of Gender Equality in Employment and Employment Services Act. If the administrative measures or working conditions provided by the University are deemed inappropriate, employees may file for remedy pursuant to the provisions of the guidelines. The relevant rights protection channels for faculty use are also posted in the regulations area on the personnel office website.