Teaching Gender at the Central European University: Advantages of Internationalism
Autor/in:
Pető, Andrea; Dezső, Dóra
Quelle: From Gender Studies to Gender IN Studies: Case Studies on Gender Inclusive Curriculum in Higher Education. Bucharest (UNESCO-CEPES: Studies on Higher Education), 2011, S 103-145
Inhalt: The paper explores gender teaching at the Central European University (CEU), particularly investigating, through this case, the ways in which gender-related topics can be incorporated into higher education curricula. These authors consulted institutional documents and databases, to look into the CEU "gender regime" (Connell, 1987), and they also conducted semi-structured interviews with University faculty and students, to reflect perceptions on the gender dimension in higher education teaching and research. The authors have found that CEU's unique international character provides ample space to teaching gender both by way of the autonomous Gender Studies Department and via integrating gender into other fields of study. Institutional strategic commitment has been identified in gender mainstreaming higher education curricula, as the key to further development, which might materialize in gender-conscious hiring processes, and in providing 'gender expert consulting,' for example. It is only by institutional commitment - which is to replace the present practice, based on individual
faculty's professional commitment, guaranteed by 'academic freedom' - that systematic progress in gendering higher education curricula can be attained.
Schlagwörter:Geschlechterforschung; gender studies; Hochschulbildung; university level of education; Hochschullehre; university teaching; Curriculum; curriculum; Gender Mainstreaming; gender mainstreaming; Gleichstellung; affirmative action; Ungarn; Hungary; Gender Studies; Teacher Education
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
Der Bologna-Prozess als Instrument zur Durchsetzung geschlechtergerechter Studiengänge?
Titelübersetzung:The Bologna Process as instrument for the implementation of gender-equitable courses of study?
Autor/in:
Tullney, Marco
Quelle: querelles-net: Rezensionszeitschrift für Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, (2007) 21, 5 S
Inhalt: Auf der Grundlage von Expert/-inneninterviews entwickeln die Autorinnen der Studie Kriterien für geschlechtergerechte Studiengänge und analysieren den derzeitigen Stellenwert von Gender-Aspekten bei der Einführung gestufter Studiengänge. Hieraus entwickeln sie Handlungsempfehlungen zur stärkeren Integration von Inhalten der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung sowie zur Erhöhung der Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in den neuen Studiengängen.
Inhalt: Basing their examination on interviews with experts, the authors develop criteria for gender-equitable courses of study and analyze the current significance of gender aspects in the introduction of tiered courses of study. They then develop recommendations for taking action to better integrate the teachings of women’s and gender studies as well as to increase gender equity in the new courses of study.
Schlagwörter:gender studies; Gender Mainstreaming; Gleichstellung; Studiengang; Akkreditierung; Frauenforschung; women's studies; reform; accreditation; university; Bologna-Prozess; Reform; Geschlechterforschung; program of study; affirmative action; gender mainstreaming; Bologna Process
SSOAR Kategorie:Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Equal opportunity policy and feminist political science: the "invisible avant-garde" of governance research?
Titelübersetzung:Gleichstellungspolitik und feministische Politikwissenschaft: eine "unsichtbare Avantgarde" der Governance-Forschung?
Autor/in:
Bothfeld, Silke; Kuhl, Mara
Quelle: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH; Berlin (Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsprofessur "Neue Formen von Governance", 2007-202), 2007. 25 S
Inhalt: "In Deutschland wurde Gleichstellungspolitik von Beginn an über Steuerungsformen
betrieben, die heute Gegenstand der Governanceforschung sind. Die feministische
Politikwissenschaft kann darum dieser neuen Forschungsperspektive wichtige Antworten
zu ihren Kernfragen anbieten. Im Rückgriff auf zentrale Ergebnisse feministischer
Forschung machen die Autorinnen die Grenzen der Steuerbarkeit in den Bereichen
Recht, Ökonomie und Sozialpolitik deutlich. Konkret wird die Vielfalt der Governanceformen und -modi an der Politik zu Entgeltgleichheit, zu Gleichheit in der Sorgearbeit
und in der Verwaltungspolitik herausgearbeitet. Im Fazit werden die Synergieeffekte
und die gemeinsamen Anliegen der feministischen Politikwissenschaft und
der Governanceforschung aufgezeigt." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "In Germany equal opportunity policy has been conducted from the beginning by
forms of regulation, which are currently the subject of governance research. Feminist
political science can thus offer important answers to the core questions of this new
research perspective. By drawing on the main results of feminist research, the authors
first clarify the boundaries of governance in the areas law, the economy, and
social policy. Specifically, the diversity of forms and modes of governance will be illustrated
for policies concerning wage equality, equality in childcare, and in administrative
policy. In the conclusion the authors address the synergetic effects and the
common concerns of feminist political science and governance research." (author's abstract)
Gender als mainstream: Doing Gender in Theorie und politischer Praxis
Titelübersetzung:Gender as mainstream: doing gender in theory and political practice
Autor/in:
Leitner, Andrea
Quelle: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien; Wien (Reihe Soziologie / Institut für Höhere Studien, Abt. Soziologie, 70), 2005. 20 S
Inhalt: "Gender Mainstreaming wird als neues Konzept der Gleichstellungspolitik zwar vielfach zitiert, bleibt aber in seiner praktischen Umsetzung weit hinter den theoretischen Erwartungen zurück. Nicht zuletzt deshalb, weil dieser Ansatz meist losgelöst vom feministischen Diskurs angewendet wird. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht den theoretischen Grundlagen von Gender Mainstreaming nach, indem der Ansatz des Doing Gender und der sozialen Konstruktion von Geschlecht beleuchtet und hinsichtlich seiner politischen Umsetzbarkeit diskutiert wird." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "Gender Mainstreaming is a new concept for gender politics, that can hardly fulfil what it theoretically promises. One reason for this is its missing relation to the feminist discourse. The paper pursues the feminist basis for gender mainstreaming. It analyses the concept of doing gender and the social construction of gender und discusses its political implementation." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:gender studies; Gender Mainstreaming; gender; social construction; Gleichstellung; Doing Gender; Geschlechterforschung; Feminismus; doing gender; soziale Konstruktion; affirmative action; gender mainstreaming; feminism; social construction of gender; gender equality
Capacities of the Estonian civil servants in the field of Gender Mainstreaming: pre-training and post-training study prior and after training of civil servants Ph.D.
Quelle: Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia; Tallinn, 2005. 85 S
Inhalt: "In this report the results of the first study in the frame of the EU Twinning project 'Development of Administrative Capacity of National Authorities in the field of Gender Mainstreaming' are presented. One thousand and twelve civil servants from national, regional and local administrative bodies in staff and managerial positions had been interviewed to assess the potential capacity of the Estonian civil service to implement Gender Mainstreaming and to detect possibilities of enhancing the capacity building in this field.
The results show that the skills and tasks of the civil servants are largely defined by legalistic and administrative duties. The civil servants possess good informational skills and knowledge on legislation and have good capacities to acquire skills and information necessary for their work. Certain instruments of administrative work like impact analysis and programming in contrast are quite rare. The results regarding knowledge on gender equality issues showed that the relevance as well as the complexity of topics related to it are not quite well known. Knowledge gaps on legal provisions for gender equality had been found. The attitude of the interviewed civil servants was non-progressive in general while the attitude towards the state's role regarding gender equality was found to be progressive. Moreover the civil servants considered the issue of gender equality important. The knowledge and attitudes are more progressive within females, young persons and civil servants working in 'soft' working areas. Also the informational capacities play an important role for progressiveness. In general the working environment is perceived as supportive.
For the capacity building in the field of Gender Mainstreaming it can therefore be concluded that the civil servants in general have basic capacities that are crucial for this gender equality strategy. Their attitude towards gender equality is to be considered promising as the non-progressive tendencies are contrasted with a curious attitude towards trainings in gender equality issues and progressive tendencies regarding the role of state institutions. Moreover the good information skills have a promising potential for further capacity building. The skills have to be complemented with certain instruments of modern administration like impact assessment and gender analysis. Moreover transmitting knowledge on gender relations in policy fields and legislation as well as reflected notions on gender could positively influence the attitudes." (author's abstract)