Inhalt: 
"Nearly for half a century women's advancement in the workplace has been in a debate. Women’s under-represented in higher education institutions and universities across the globe, and especially in the most powerful or influential posts, is well established. Despite gender equality commitments and women's educational attainment, still, they are underrepresented. Regions and countries may vary in term of culture, achievements and development, but barriers for women's representation in academia are surprisingly similar in many regions. It is found that there are several barriers which women might be experiencing in academia ranging from personal, organizational to societal." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:women's employment; academic (female); discrimination; Akademikerin; Gleichstellung; Pakistan; power; university; Diskriminierung; Frauenanteil; equal opportunity; Südasien; deprivation; inequality; executive position; Stereotyp; Macht; Benachteiligung; Chancengleichheit; Universität; proportion of women; stereotype; woman; sociocultural factors; South Asia; soziokulturelle Faktoren; Führungsposition; affirmative action; gender-specific factors; Ungleichheit; Pakistan; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit
SSOAR Kategorie:Ethnologie, Kulturanthropologie, Ethnosoziologie, Arbeitsmarktforschung, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
