Quelle: duz Deutsche Universitätszeitung, (2017) 9
Inhalt: Chancengleichheit in Wissenschaft und Forschung ist seit über 25 Jahren ein Topthema der Wissenschaftspolitik. Die Unterrepräsentanz von Frauen in der Wissenschaft bedeutet einen hohen Kompetenzverlust für die Forschung.
Training Programs and Reporting Systems Won’t End Sexual Harassment. Promoting More Women Will
Autor/in:
Dobbin, Frank; Kalev, Alexandra
Quelle: Harvard Business Review, (2017)
Inhalt: Sexual harassment flourishes in workplaces where men dominate in management and in fields where few women hold the “core” jobs (think law enforcement and tech). Research shows that bringing more women into these roles can solve the problem at its roots. But companies know they can get away with cosmetic fixes instead. They stay out of legal trouble by requiring anti-harassment training and setting up grievance systems. Though training does increase the number of women in management at the organizational level, it can also antagonize likely harassers, making the problem worse at the individual level. And grievance systems often backfire, because harassers retaliate against people who complain. Until more women are in power and can shape workplace culture, it’s up to the men at the top to do that, by taking a strong public stand against harassment, being the first in line for training, and chairing the committees tasked with solving the problem.
Schlagwörter:Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen; Gleichstellungspolitik; Management; Sexual Harassment; sexuelle Belästigung; Training; USA
CEWS Kategorie:Arbeitswelt und Arbeitsmarkt, Gleichstellungspolitik
Individualized sex equality in transforming Finnish academia
Autor/in:
Lätti, Johanna
Quelle: European Educational Research Journal, 16 (2017) 2-3, S 258–276
Inhalt: This article examines the equality agenda in the context of Finnish university reform in the 21st century. In Finland, the academic regime went through an organizational transformation after the Universities Act in 2009. However, little attention has been paid to the questions of sex or equality. Since the policy influences on equality in education and work are increasingly transnational, this article also observes the role of gender mainstreaming in universities’ equality agenda. The appearance of sex equality is analysed through a variety of documentary materials. The findings indicate the balance between higher educational demands and tightening requirements on equality promotion. Equality work, as a part of human resources, is seen through legislation and provides common good and market advantages. The aims seek to ensure similar treatment between individuals and case-specific anti-discrimination, separating spheres of academic work and private life. The focus is on subjective rights on economic rewards and career opportunities. Yet, confused by the abstract principle of gender mainstreaming, the individually oriented view diverges from the traditional Nordic equality model. The study suggests an evaluation of key concepts and assumptions of equality politics in higher education institutions.
Individualized sex equality in transforming Finnish academia. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317118864_Individualized_sex_equality_in_transforming_Finnish_academia [accessed Jul 7, 2017].
Coming to discursive-deconstructive reading of gender equality
Autor/in:
Ikävalko, Elina; Brunila, Kristiina
Quelle: International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 28 (2017) 1, S 1–13
Inhalt: Researchers often find themselves reflecting on either/or questions. This article examines the multiple discursive reality of gender equality, a topic comprising several juxtapositions connected to either/or thinking which also provide the topic its legitimacy. The examples come from the context of gender equality work and gender equality policy, which has been shaped in Finland by public bodies focused on equality, the Government and Government bodies, ministries, political parties, labour market organizations and NGOs, particularly the women's movement. Our aim was to establish a discursive-deconstructive reading that would allow us to move from either/or thinking to a both/and approach. This kind of approach enables to consider and acknowledge differences as cultural categorisations enabling to categorize and hierarchise people.
Schlagwörter:Dekonstruktivismus; Diskurs; Feminismus; Feministische Kritik; Gleichstellung; Gleichstellungsarbeit; Gleichstellungspolitik; Staat
CEWS Kategorie:Europa und Internationales, Gleichstellungspolitik
Feminist resistance and resistance to feminism in gender equality planning in Finland
Autor/in:
Ikävalko, Elina; Kantola, Johanna
Quelle: European Journal of Women's Studies, 24 (2017) 3, S 233–248
Inhalt: This article explores feminist resistance and resistance to feminism in gender equality planning in educational institutions in Finland. Focusing on feminist resistance signifies asking whether gender equality planning makes feminist resistance possible, and, if so, what does this resistance look like and what does it do? The article argues that feminist resistance is always intertwined with and in interplay with resistance to feminism. Analysing feminist resistance and resistance to feminism in gender equality work sheds light on the possibilities and challenges involved in transforming gender relations through this kind of work. It is suggested that this is a novel approach as much of feminist theorizing on the issue has focused on the neoliberal disciplining that gender equality planning results in. The theoretical framework for the analysis builds on Foucauldian notions of power and resistance where the two are conceptualized as deeply intertwined. The research material consists of personal interviews, group interviews and research notes taken during participation in the gender equality planning processes in one upper secondary school and one vocational institution.
Measuring and reporting campus sexual assault: Privilege and exclusion in what we know and what we do
Autor/in:
Brubaker, Sarah Jane; Keegan, Brittany; et al.
Quelle: Sociology Compass, 11 (2017) 12, S 1–19
Inhalt: As awareness of and national attention to campus sexual assault in the U.S. has grown, efforts to study and respond to the problem have increased. While these efforts are to be applauded, they have yet to fully challenge or correct the privileged and exclusive perspectives and assumptions regarding student experiences of campus sexual assault. Specifically, the experiences of white, heterosexual, cisgender, middle‐class, and American citizens who are students at primarily elite, traditional colleges and universities are taken as the norm, while experiences of students of color, LGBTQ students, and international students are neglected. Here we examine two primary sources of information regarding campus sexual assault: large‐scale self‐report surveys and individual reporting to authorities. We first review the content of select large‐scale surveys used to gather and measure self‐reported data from students on the scope, prevalence, and character of campus sexual assault, and identify areas of omission and neglect regarding marginalized students. We then review literature on barriers to reporting to authorities specific to these groups that further exclude them from our understanding of the problem. We end with recommendations for improved efforts to study and respond to campus sexual assault that are more inclusive and comprehensive.
Schlagwörter:Berichterstattung; Datenquellen; Hochschule; Identität; identity; Minderheit; minority; race discrimination; reporting; sexual harassment; sexuelle Belästigung; Stereotyp; stereotypes; Student; Studierende; university
CEWS Kategorie:Gleichstellungspolitik, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Quelle: European Educational Research Journal, 16 (2017) 2-3, S 277–297
Inhalt: This paper discusses results of a research project on equal opportunities between women and men in the postdoctoral phase in German universities. It illustrates how the funding system is organized and whether this contributes to more equal opportunities for men and women, especially concerning the work–life interference. Although the system loses women after the doctorial phase, equal opportunity is not a core issue in the promotion of postdoctoral researchers in Germany. Instead, it tends to be addressed indirectly via an array of different compensatory support programmes. One key finding is that certain programmes, such as ‘coaching’, ‘networking’, ‘mentoring’ or financial support, are not offered everywhere, and therefore many postdoctoral researchers do not have the opportunity to utilize them. Furthermore, we found evidence of a gender-specific demand for support programmes. Another finding was that work–life interferences in scientific careers are not addressed by support programmes. The organization of everyday life is not taken into account. Given the context of uncertain career paths in Germany and the unequal working conditions of women and men in academia in Germany, it becomes clear that equal opportunities cannot be realized by ignoring the informal and gendered handling of work-life-balance.