Quelle: Journal of Further and Higher Education, (2021) , S 1–14
Inhalt: The transition of early career researchers into academic posts is understood to be a crucial career step and marks a point at which representation of women declines significantly. The research adopts a participatory qualitative research methodology through career narrative interviews and group discussions with women engineers recently appointed into academic posts. It was found that academic careers are ‘hoped for’, but not described as a straightforward option in terms of either securing tenure or future career development. The collective career paths outlined were rarely linear and featured key moments of crisis and self-doubt, culminating in ‘tentative’ career identity formation in the face of gendered career structures. There is evidence of a pre-emptive and continuing uncertainty about the feasibility of an academic career that begins years before embarking on a PhD. The distinctive contribution of the study is the consideration of gendered early processes of forming an academic identity and ongoing collective experiences of becoming an academic.
Schlagwörter:akademische Karriere; early career researchers; Gender; Ingenieurwissenschaft; soziale Konstruktion; transition; Übergangsphase; wissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Geschlechterverhältnis
The Gender Wage Gap among Ph.D. Holders: Evidence from Italy
Autor/in:
Alfano, Vincenzo; Cicatiello, Lorenzo; Gaeta, Giuseppe Lucio; Pinto, Mauro
Quelle: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 21 (2021) 3, S 1107–1148
Inhalt: This paper contributes to the literature on the gender wage gap by empirically analyzing those workers who hold the highest possible educational qualification, i.e., a Ph.D. The analysis relies on recent Italian cross-sectional data collected through a survey on the employment conditions of Ph.D. holders. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis and quantile decomposition analysis are carried out, and the selection of Ph.D. holders into employment and STEM/non-STEM fields of specialization is taken into account. Findings suggest that a gender gap in hourly wages exists among Ph.D. holders, with sizeable differences by sector of employment and field of specialization.
Schlagwörter:gender pay gap; Italien; Italy; Phd; Post-doc; science as a profession; STEM; wissenschaftliche Karriere
CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Wissenschaft als Beruf
Authorship in top-ranked mathematical and physical journals: Role of gender on self-perceptions and bibliographic evidence
Autor/in:
Mihaljević, Helena; Santamaría, Lucía
Quelle: Quantitative Science Studies, 1 (2020) 4, S 1468–1492
Inhalt: Despite increasing rates of women researching in math-intensive fields, publications by female authors remain underrepresented. By analyzing millions of records from the dedicated bibliographic databases zbMATH, arXiv, and ADS, we unveil the chronological evolution of authorships by women in mathematics, physics, and astronomy. We observe a pronounced shortage of female authors in top-ranked journals, with quasistagnant figures in various distinguished periodicals in the first two disciplines and a significantly more equitable situation in the latter. Additionally, we provide an interactive open-access web interface to further examine the data. To address whether female scholars submit fewer articles for publication to relevant journals or whether they are consciously or unconsciously disadvantaged by the peer review system, we also study authors’ perceptions of their submission practices and analyze around 10,000 responses, collected as part of a recent global survey of scientists. Our analysis indicates that men and women perceive their submission practices to be similar, with no evidence that a significantly lower number of submissions by women is responsible for their underrepresentation in top-ranked journals. According to the self-reported responses, a larger number of articles submitted to prestigious venues correlates rather with aspects associated with pronounced research activity, a well-established network, and academic seniority.
‘Mentoring and sponsorship in Higher Educational institutions : Men’s invisible advantage in STEM’?
Autor/in:
O’Connor, Pat; O'Hagan, Angela; Myers, Eva Sophie
Quelle: Higher Education Research and Development, 39 (2019) 4, S 1–14
Inhalt: This article is concerned with the source of men’s invisible advantage in the male dominated disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It is suggested that this advantage has been obscured by combining sponsorship and mentoring. The research asks: Are men or women most likely to be mentored? Is it possible to distinguish between mentoring and sponsorship? Is there gender variation in either or both of these depending on the source – whether from the academic supervisor, line manager or other senior academics. This qualitative study draws on interview data from 106 respondents (57 men and 48 women) at junior, middle and senior levels, in four universities: one each in Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland and Turkey. It shows that both men and women received mentoring from their PhD supervisor, albeit with slightly different reported nuances. Men were more likely than women to receive sponsorship in that relationship. Both men and women received sponsorship from the Head of Department, whose wider responsibilities may have reduced homophily. Men were more likely than women to receive sponsorship and mentoring from senior men, with most women indicating a lack of access to such senior academics. By distinguishing between mentoring and sponsorship, this article contributes to our understanding of the way male dominance in STEM is perpetuated and suggests the source of men’s invisible advantage in STEM.
Multiple Masculinities and Gendered Research Personas : Between experiments, career choice and family
Autor/in:
Pettersson, Helena
Quelle: International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 10 (2018) 1
Inhalt: The aim of this study is to analyze multiple masculinity identities among experimental plasma physicists. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork with long term observations in a laboratory and in-depth interviews. The point of departure is that different identities exist side by side and are co constructed among physicists in the laboratory. They are defined and challenged at the same time in everyday work, and are therefore central to those attracted to experimental physics. In this study, masculine identity work is analyzed as boundary work for both masculinity and experimental physics. Physics and identity work can be understood as a process where the performance and daily work is also a way of defining gender. I argue that perspectives from masculinity studies are crucial in order to advance an understanding of gender dynamics within physics communities and enrich the current understanding of the lack of women in physics. Both senior and junior physicists emphasized the importance of a strong scientist identity. The plasma physicists represent a type of double hegemonic masculinity front stage. The scientific ideal is in itself strongly gendered with the ideal image of the scientist.
Guest Editorial: Gender and Masculinities in Careers and Leadership in Higher Education
Autor/in:
Sagebiel, Felizitas; White, Kate
Quelle: International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 10 (2018) 1, 6 S
Inhalt: This Special Issue, recognising vertical gender segregation in higher education, combines papers focusing on challenges for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines in career progression and taking on leadership roles.
Schlagwörter:Führungsposition; Geschlecht; Geschlechtersegregation; Karriereentwicklung; Männlichkeit; MINT
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Geschlechterverhältnis
Change and Persistence of Gender Disparities in Academic Careers of Mathematicians and Physicists in Germany
Autor/in:
Langfeldt, Bettina; Mischau, Anina
Quelle: International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 10 (2018) 1
Inhalt: This article discusses whether or not gender-related disparities exist within the academic fields of mathematics and physics regarding the application of career knowledge and the experiences of disadvantage in relation to recognition of performance, assessment of professional competencies, and integration into networks. To answer this question, primary data was collected with a structured online survey addressing graduates in both academic fields (n=5,174). The article considers a subsample of respondents working at a university or university of applied sciences (n=1,613). Apart from the gender perspective, other factors potentially influencing the academic careers of mathematicians and physicists, such as being in a certain subject, age cohort or having children, are also considered. Some of the key findings are: a) more gender differences occur in mathematics than in physics; b) the experiences of disadvantage in the workplace constitute a cross-disciplinary phenomenon caused by the gender differentiating academic culture; and c) more female than male academics in both disciplines accept constraints or abandon career goals due to child care. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}
Schlagwörter:academic career; Akademische Karriere; Befragung; career knowledge; Deutschland; Diskriminierung; gender disparities; German higher education system; Geschlechterungleichheit; Hochschule; Hochschulsystem; Karriereplanung; Karriereweg; Leistungsbewertung; mathematics; Mathematik; Netzwerk; physics; Physik; wissenschaftliche Karriere
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Gleichstellungspolitik, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Karrierewege und Lebensgestaltung promovierter Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaftlerinnen aus Osteuropa an deutschen Universitäten
Titelübersetzung:Career and life paths from Eastern European female senior researchers in SET subjects at German universities
Autor/in:
Wolffram, Andrea
Quelle: Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung, Jg. 36 (2015) H. 3, S. 100-117
Inhalt: "Die Faktoren erfolgreicher Karriereverläufe von promovierten Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaftlerinnen aus osteuropäischen Staaten an deutschen Universitäten bilden den Schwerpunkt dieses Beitrags. In der Studie wurde unter anderem die Frage verfolgt, ob es Unterschiede in berufsrelevanten persönlichen Merkmalen wie Leistungen, Selbstbewertungen und Motivationen in den beruflichen Karrieren im Vergleich zu deutschen Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaftlerinnen ohne Migrationshintergrund gibt. Es wurde untersucht, welche Potenziale, aber auch welche Barrieren die Migration zur Folge gehabt haben. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird diskutiert, ob die Karrieren der befragten Wissenschaftlerinnen durchweg als erfolgreich gewertet werden können, welche Ressourcen sie für die Ermöglichung dieser Karrieren mitbrachten, aber auch, welche Einschränkungen sie in Kauf nehmen mussten. Eingebettet sind diese Fragestellungen zudem in die Analyse der Lebensgestaltung der Wissenschaftlerinnen osteuropäischer Herkunft mit Migrationserfahrung mit besonderer Fokussierung auf die Faktoren berufliche und familiale Vereinbarkeitsarrangements sowie deren Vergleich mit deutschen Wissenschaftlerinnen ohne Migrationshintergrund." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "This article focusses on factors for successful careers of female senior researchers in SET subjects from Eastern Europe at German Universities. Grown up in a social system where sciences and engineering was less gender stereotyped as - for example - in Germany, these female researchers who were interviewed in a qualitative study allow a 'view from outside' on the gendered substructure of the German scientific system. At the same time these women are a very specific, highly qualified and selective group of academics who made a scientific career from the level of PhD students up to a leading position in science or a professorship against the background of own migration experiences. In this study the question was investigated if there are differences among these women with regard to their careers and individual traits such as occupational achievements, self-assessments and motivations, in comparison to German female SET senior researchers without migration background. It was explored which potentials as well as barriers were entailed by their migration. Against that background the article discusses, if the careers of the female researchers with migration experiences can be seen consistently as successful, which resources they brought along for their careers, but also which constraints they had to accept. Moreover, these questions were embedded into the analysis of the private lives of Eastern European female scientists with migration experience with specific focus on reconciliation arrangements between family and career. These arrangements are compared with the ones of the German female scientists without migration background who were socialized into the SET profession under conditions of strong gender stereotyping." (author's abstract)
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Naturwissenschaft und Technik
CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Geschlechterverhältnis
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Ein europäischer Blick auf die Situation von Frauen in der Wissenschaft
Titelübersetzung:A European view of the situation of women in science
Autor/in:
Tibes, Anja; Beuter, Isabel
Quelle: Sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachinformationsdienst : Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Bd. 2 (2006) , S. 11-24
Inhalt: Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit der Situation von Frauen in der Wissenschaft innerhalb der Europäischen Union. Zunächst wird der aktuelle Wissensstand über die Situation von Frauen in der Wissenschaft im Allgemeinen und in wissenschaftlich-technischen Disziplinen im Besonderen kurz dargestellt. Des weiteren werden die Hintergründe, die zu Ungleichheiten in der Karriereentwicklung zwischen Männern und Frauen führen und damit die Unterrepräsentanz von Wissenschaftlerinnen insbesondere in Führungspositionen erklären, aufgezeigt. Die im zweiten Abschnitt vorgestellte European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS greift bereits bekannte Ursachen der Marginalisierung von Frauen in der Wissenschaft auf und richtet sich mit ihren Angeboten an Wissenschaftlerinnen aus allen Disziplinen. Innerhalb der Europäischen Kommission zeichnet sich in den letzten Jahren jedoch auch eine Tendenz ab, die Situation von Frauen in der Wissenschaft disziplinenspezifisch zu untersuchen. Diese Tendenz in der europäischen Forschungsförderung wird abschließend anhand dreier konkreter Projekte vorgestellt. (ICD2)