Inhalt: "Although some older female scholars have risen to positions of prominence and respect
in their institutions and fields, many more have remained in the background or on
the periphery, marginalized by age-related discriminatory practices that are both
pervasive and unacknowledged. This article examines the social and institutional factors
that have shaped the present-day careers and experiences of older women in academia.
It analyzes the effects of institutional disregard and denigration of family role
demands on older women's careers, as well as the age-related stereotyping, exclusion,
and exploitation that have often limited their advancement and their satisfaction
in their work. In addition, it considers the ways in which older women's internalization
of societal and institutional ageism has helped to perpetuate their marginality, and
proposes means by which the combined ageism and sexism affecting the careers of older
women faculty can be addressed." (author's abstract)|
Schlagwörter:Frauenforschung; historische Sozialforschung; Akademikerin; Wissenschaftler; Altersgruppe
CEWS Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz