Inhalt: Austria has a long tradition of gender equality policies in academia. While female participation among students and staff has increased, leading positions have remained a man’s world. Consequently, specific initiatives were implemented like a quota regulation to integrate more women into university management. This chapter discusses the potential of feminist management to initiate cultural change and the challenges it faces in the context of the traditional ideal of a good scientist (Weber, Wissenschaft als Beruf [Science as profession], Duncker & Humbolt, Berlin, 1996 [1919]). Using documents and interviews, the analysis reveals a clear priority towards equality in strategic documents, and also that the main steering instruments are not adequate for a university which already exceeds equality targets formulated by higher education policy. The chapter examines possible strategies to deal with this dilemma.
Schlagwörter:case study; cultural change; equality; female participation; feminist management; Gleichstellungspolitik; Hochschulleitung; Hochschulmanagement; Hochschulpolitik; Österreich; Quote; science as a profession; Wissenschaftsideal
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Wissenschaft als Beruf
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag