Rezension zu : Mike Laufenberg, Martina Erlemann, Maria Norkus, Grit Petschick (Hg.): Prekäre Gleichstellung. Geschlechtergerechtigkeit, soziale Ungleichheit und unsichere Arbeitsverhältnisse in der Wissenschaft. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2018 - Querelles-net, Jg. 20, Nr. 3 (2019)
Autor/in:
Mauer, Heike
Quelle: (2019)
Inhalt: Umfassend werden hier das Verhältnis von prekären Arbeitsverhältnissen und Diskriminierungs- und Ungleichheitsstrukturen in der Wissenschaft sowie Gleichstellungspolitiken in den Blick genommen. Die Autor_innen plädieren dafür, die Ökonomisierung von Bildung, die Herausbildung der unternehmerischen Hochschule sowie die damit einhergehende Ausbreitung unsicherer Arbeitsverhältnisse in der Wissenschaft mit Prozessen der Gleichstellungsgovernance sowie der Transformation von Geschlechterverhältnissen und insbesondere von Rassismus an der Hochschule zusammenzudenken. In 12 Beiträgen werden diesbezügliche Ambivalenzen thematisiert und Interventionsmöglichkeiten, um Geschlechtergerechtigkeit, eine nicht-rassistische Hochschule und sichere Beschäftigungsverhältnisse zu verwirklichen, diskutiert.
Success against the odds : The Effect of Mentoing on the Careers of Senior Black and Minority Ethnic Academics in the UK
Autor/in:
Bhopal, Kalwant
Quelle: British Journal of Educational Studies, 14 (2019) 4, S 1–17
Inhalt: This article explores the effect of mentoring on the career progression of Black and minority ethnic (BME) academics in senior roles in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). It draws on 37 interviews with BME academics working in HEIs in the UK and argues that whilst universities present a strong rhetoric of equality and diversity; this is not necessarily followed by specific policies and procedures which ensure a serious commitment to an equality agenda.
Schlagwörter:Diversität; impact; Intersektionalität; Mentoring; Networking; Netzwerk; people of color; Rassismus; UK; Unterstützungsmaßnahmen
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Europa und Internationales, Gleichstellungspolitik, Hochschulen
The Widening Participation Agenda in German Higher Education : Discourses and Legitimizing Strategies
Autor/in:
Mergner, Julia; Leišytė, Liudvika; Bosse, Elke
Quelle: SI (Social Inclusion), 7 (2019) 1, 61 S
Inhalt: Although participation in higher education (HE) has expanded in Europe, social inequalities remain a major political chal-lenge. As HE expansion has not led to equal access and success, the mechanisms behind policies seeking to reduce in-equalities need to be examined. Focusing on the widening participation agenda, this article investigates how universities translate political demands to their local contexts. The translation perspective is adopted to study the German HE system as an example characterized by high social exclusion. Based on policy document analysis, the study first explores the ra-tionales underlying the discourse on widening participation. Second, a multiple case study design is used to investigate the organizational responses to the demand of widening participation. The findings indicate that the political discourseis dominated by two perspectives that regard widening participation as either a means to bring about social justice or toensure a reliable pool of skilled labor. The study further reveals that different legitimizing strategies serve to link the policyof widening participation to local contexts. This study contributes to research on social inequalities in HE by introducinga translation perspective that permits analysis at both macro and organizational levels, while acknowledging institutionalvariations in organizational responses to political demands.
Schlagwörter:German higher education; legitimizing strategies; policy discourse; qualitative content analysis; Scandinavian institutionalism; translation perspective; university for all; widening participation
Gender, ethnicity and career progression in UK higher education : A case study analysis
Autor/in:
Bhopal, Kalwant
Quelle: Research Papers in Education, 34 (2019) 3, S 1–16
Inhalt: This article uses case study interviews to examine women’s experiences in higher education. It focuses on career progression, support available for promotion and particular initiatives for staff retention. The findings suggest that whilst some progress has been made to support White and Black and minority ethnic women in their career trajectories, greater change is needed in order that inclusion is embedded within institutional frameworks and strategic plans. Furthermore, clearer evidence is needed by universities to demonstrate how they are meeting their legal equality requirements as specified by the Equality Act (2010). The mere presence of diversity and equality policies does not necessarily demonstrate that gender and ethnic inequalities are being addressed. Such policies may simply result in a ‘tick box’ exercise. In order to address such inequalities, issues of diversity and equality must be embedded within the cultural organisation of institutions which are identified in key objectives resulting in real outcomes and practice. Additionally, there is a need to consider intersectional identities and the impact of ethnicity on women’s experiences in higher education.
Competing inequalities : Gender versus race in higher education institutions in the UK
Autor/in:
Bhopal, Kalwant; Henderson, Holly
Quelle: Educational Review, 42 (2019) 2, S 1–17
Inhalt: This article explores findings from two projects that explore the impacts and institutional experiences of the Athena SWAN (ASC) and Race Equality (REC) Charter Marks in UK universities. The article offers an important, timely and original insight into the ways that these two charter marks are shaping and influencing practice in universities. We argue that in higher education policymaking, there has been a privileging of gender over race in terms of addressing inequalities in higher education. Whilst acknowledging the persistence of inequalities in both groups, the data from our projects highlight a significant risk that gender and race inequalities become conflated in current equalities work. We argue that as a consequence of a logic of efficiency that drives Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to combine gender and race equalities work, and the privileging within this combination of gender, HEIs can publicly work towards equality and inclusion in general terms, without having to confront uncomfortable and deeply embedded practices that perpetuate White privilege in the academy.
Schlagwörter:Antidiskriminierung; Diskriminierung; Gender; Gleichstellungsmaßnahmen; Hochschule; race; Rassismus; UK
CEWS Kategorie:Diversity, Europa und Internationales, Hochschulen
Transgender experiences and transphobia in higher education
Autor/in:
Siegel, Derek P.
Quelle: Sociology Compass, 13 (2019) 10
Inhalt: While categories like “campus climate” highlight variation across institutions, trans people's experiences also vary within an institutional context. By studying trans people's experiences in higher education, however, we can better understand and respond to the differentiated and changing needs of transgender people in other arenas. In this paper, I review key qualitative and quantitative findings along several themes: (a) disclosing trans identities, (b) trans communities, and (c) resources and career-level support. Specifically, I use the concept of microclimates to explain how trans people encounter various forms of support and discrimination on campus. For example, someone might receive support from particular individuals, such as an advisor, or spaces, like a gender studies classroom, but not others. Researchers also report both similarities and differences between binary and nonbinary trans people, as well as between transgender men and transgender women, suggesting that there is no universal trans experience, nor a one-size-fits-all approach to supporting trans students and faculty members. Challenging interpersonal and systemic transphobia requires context-specific interventions.
Schlagwörter:campus; faculty member; higher education; Hochschule; student; trans communities; trans identities; Transgeschlechtlichkeit; transphobia
Transgender college students: : Academic resilience and striving to cope in the face of marginalized health
Autor/in:
Messman, Jenna B.; Leslie, Leigh A.
Quelle: Journal of American College Health, 67 (2019) 2, S 161–173
Inhalt: OBJECTIVE
To examine health behavior and outcome disparities between transgender, female, and male participants in a national sample of US college students. Participants and Method Summary: Analyses utilized secondary data from 32,964 undergraduate and graduate students responding to the Fall 2013 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment; 65.8% were female, 0.4% were transgender, 67.9% were white, and 90.4% were heterosexual.
RESULTS
Transgender students reported more mental health diagnoses, trauma, and suicidality; experienced more violence and less safety, reported more sex partners and sexually transmitted infections (STIs); higher rates of illicit and nonprescription substance use and binge drinking use while engaging in less harm reduction behavior; and reported more barriers to academic success.
CONCLUSIONS
There is an established need for college clinicians and health educators to reduce these disparate outcomes once students arrive on campus through professional training and culturally competent campus prevention and intervention efforts to promote health equity.
De-biasing on university campuses in the age of misinformation
Autor/in:
Krutkowski, Sebastian; Taylor-Harman, Sarah; Gupta, Kat
Quelle: RSR (Reference Services Review), 48 (2019) 1, S 113–128
Inhalt: Purpose – The purpose of this study is to highlight that in today’s polarised information environment, freedom of speech should not be conflated with a freedom to spread demonstrable lies unchallenged. The authors argue for a review of information literacy instruction to focus on social justice and help participants understand the implications of the views they may hold on vulnerable minority groups.
Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, the authors review and reflect upon the delivery of staff development training on the facts and myths surrounding transgender issues. The authors also encourage other library and information professionals to expand their information literacy instruction into polarised issues that are marked by considerable amounts of misinformation.
Findings – Training participants reported that being more aware of transphobic media coverage will help them reduce bias and better support trans students and staff. It also enabled further opportunities for colleagues across teams and a variety of roles to incorporate the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into their practice. The success of the sessions also contributed to wider institutional change.
Originality/value – Trans people are a vulnerable minority facing severe, persistent harassment and discrimination both in everyday life and potentially in educational settings. Offering staff effective tools to educate themselves about media transphobia is a step towards creating an environment where trans students and staff can flourish. The authors explore how the media coverage of trans issues allows misinformation to stick and spread. Through applying the concepts of critical thinking and information literacy to trans issues, the authors explain how unconscious bias towards the trans community can be challenged.
Schlagwörter:cognitive bias; critical thinking; higher education; information literacy; Social Justice; Transgender; Transgeschlechtlichkeit; visibility