Differences in men and women scientists' perceptions of workplace climate
Autor/in:
Gunter, Ramona; Stambach, Amy
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 11 (2005) No. 1, S. 97-116
Inhalt: "The climate of science is often described as 'chilly' toward women and is blamed for women's underrepresentation and slow advancement within science fields. However, evidence of a chilly climate is often indirect. In this study of male and female science faculty members at a major research university, the authors found direct evidence for a chilly climate: A smaller percentage of women than men described their workplace environments in positive terms, and a larger percentage of women than men described uncomfortable, tense, or hostile interactions. Some men and many women said that gender bias might explain women's negative experiences; at the same time, these men and women stated that they could not say for certain that gender bias existed in their departments. Reasons for interviewees' difficulties in identifying and labeling gender bias are discussed." (author's abstract)
Division 35 presidentials address : gender and leadership in higher education, 2004
Autor/in:
Madden, Margaret E.
Quelle: Psychology of women quarterly : official journal of division 35 (psychology of women) of the American Psychological Association, Vol. 29 (2005) No. 1, S. 3-14
Inhalt: "Literature on gender, higher education administration, and leadership is reviewed using the framework of five principles derived from feminist psychology (Worell & Johnson, 1997): (a) sociocultural context influences leadership situations, (b) power dynamics impact sociocultural structures, (c) people are active agents of coping and environmental change, (d) multiple perspectives are useful, and (e) collaboration is an important technique for changing organizations. Within this framework are discussions of the effects of historical context, gender discrimination and stereotyping, hierarchical organization, masculinized context, the interconnection between gender and status, and leadership as empowerment. Examples of administrative strategies that may promote feminist leadership behavior by college administrators are given, such as understanding behavior in context, promoting structural change, using active survival strategies, changing behavioral incentives, striving for activism and social justice, fostering interdisciplinary perspectives, and encouraging collaboration. Difficulties encountered by women attempting to change the higher education context and assume feminist leadership styles are discussed." (author's abstract)
Diskriminierungsfreiere Arbeitsbewertung an deutschen Hochschulen
Autor/in:
Stefaniak, Anna
Quelle: Gleicher Lohn für gleichwertige Arbeit: praktische Beispiele diskriminierungsfreier analytischer Arbeitsbewertung ; Tagungsband zur Fachtagung "Gleicher Lohn für gleichwertige Arbeit" am 18. Oktober 2001 im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Arbeit. Edeltraud Ranftl (Hrsg.), Birgit Buchinger (Hrsg.), Ulrike Gschwandtner (Hrsg.), Oskar Meggeneder (Hrsg.). München: Hampp, 2002, S. 135-154
CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Hochschulen
Dokumenttyp:Sammelwerksbeitrag
Women's employment in the sciences in Europe
Autor/in:
Glover, Judith
Quelle: Journal of women and minorities in science and engineering, Vol. 8 (2002) No. 3-4, S. 363-375
Inhalt: "The current situation of women in scientific education and employment in European Union and applicant countries shows patterns of vertical and horizontal segregation. Yet the data that underpin these analyses are patchy, and despite some efforts to reuse available data, there is a clear need for new data, an effort that is gathering momentum in the European Commission (EC) and other pan-European bodies. However, new data collection requires major resourcing and for this to happen, various actors need to be convinced that the 'women and science problem' matters. Various arguments can be found in the literature about why the issue is seen to matter, and here, the author focuses particularly on a recent rationale in the EC, the 'science and society' perspective. However, if women, as agents, persist in retreating from science, the reasons behind the phenomena shown up in the available data need to be much more closely examined, in terms of the structures and institutions of scientific education and employment." (author's abstract)
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Statistik und statistische Daten
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
The contradiction of the myth of individual merit, and the reality of a patriarchal
support system in academic careers : a feminist investigation
Autor/in:
Bagilhole, Barbara; Goode, Jackie
Quelle: The European journal of women's studies, Vol. 8 (2001) No. 2, S. 161-180
Inhalt: "This article draws on data from a qualitative research study undertaken in an old
(pre-1992) UK university with the main aim of investigating the issue of the gender
dimension of academic careers. It examines the idea of an individualistic academic
career that demands self-promotion, which is still used as a measure of achievement
by those in senior positions. However, there is a basic contradiction. While this
idea is upheld, men simultaneously gain by an in-built patriarchal support system.
They do not have to make a conscious effort to be helped by it, thereby perpetuating
the cultural hegemony of individualism. Women are not admitted to this support system,
and if they are seen as needing or wanting to set up their own system, this is viewed
as a weakness. The answer appears to be for women to strategically harness feminist
ways of working in a collaborative and supportive way." (author's abstract)|
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Geschlecht ist (k)ein akademisches Schicksal : universitäre Gleichbehandlung zwischen feministischen Ansprüchen und "Wirklichkeiten"
des Wissenschaftsbetriebes
Inhalt: "Die AutorInnen benennen das theoretische Problem einer schematischen Gleichheit,
das jedem demokratischen System inhärent ist. Dabei gehen die Rechtsphilosophin und
der Professor für Römisches Recht der Frage nach, inwiefern die Gestaltung des Gleichheitsdiskurses
im Recht davon bestimmt ist, ob in einer Gesellschaft festgefügte Gleichheitsvorstellungen
gelten oder ob ein kontroverses Meinungsspektrum die Gleichheitsfrage bestimmt. Während
erstere Auffassung dazu führt, dass jeglicher Anspruch auf Veränderung als fachfremd
behauptet und zur Sache der Politik gemacht wird, hält ein kontroverser Umgang, so
die AutorInnen, die Möglichkeit bereit, eine demokratische Zielvorstellung zu verfolgen
und eine Neubestimmung von Gleichheit vorzunehmen." (Autorenreferat)