Barriers to women's representation in academic excellence and positions of power
Autor/in:
Yousaf, Rizwana; Schmiede, Rudi
Quelle: Asian Journal of German and European Studies, 2 (2017) , S 1-13
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)
Underrepresentation of women at academic excellence and position of power: role of harassment and glass ceiling
Autor/in:
Yousaf, Rizwana; Schmiede, Rudi
Quelle: Open Journal of Social Sciences, 4 (2016) 2, S 173-185
Inhalt: The study intends to comprehend the underrepresentation of women on positions of power and
academic excellence in academia. The study explained the role of exploitation and harassment,
which might hinder, when women were trying to climb to top hierarchical position. The majority
of women supervised by male heads, sexual harassment could be used as a glass ceiling to hamper
women to reach top hierarchal level. The majority participants were working on lower academic
and administrative hierarchy; they were experiencing harassment throughout the hierarchical
level. Similarly, they considered that harassment could contribute to the underrepresentation of
women at academic excellence and a position of power.
Geschlechter- und Beziehungsnormen im Kontext professioneller Hochzeitsplanung am Beispiel Österreichs
Titelübersetzung:Professional wedding planning in Austria: gender norms, roles and the division of wedding work
Autor/in:
Schäffler, Hildegard
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 6 (2014) 2, S 24-38
Inhalt: "In den USA, Japan und einigen anderen Industrienationen ist professionelle Hochzeitsplanung seit Jahrzehnten eine etablierte Dienstleistung und 'big business'. Auch im deutschsprachigen Raum werden Hochzeiten zunehmend kommerzialisiert und in einen Waren- und Dienstleistungsmarkt im Rahmen von TV-Shows, Magazinen, 'Events' wie Hochzeitsbällen, Verkaufsabenden für Hochzeitskleider und -accessoires oder Hochzeitsmessen integriert. Aufbauend auf einer ethnographischen Forschung zur 'Hochzeits-Industrie' und professioneller Hochzeitsplanung in Österreich untersucht dieser Artikel den Einfluss professioneller Hochzeitsplanung auf die Verfestigung bzw. Neugestaltung von Beziehungsmodellen und Gender-Normen sowie die geschlechtsspezifische Aufteilung von 'Familienarbeit'." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "Professional wedding planning has been commonplace and big business in the United States, Japan and other countries for centuries. In German-speaking countries professional wedding planning is a relatively new service, thriving on the ongoing commercialization of weddings through TV shows, magazines, events like balls for bridal couples, brides' nights for the promotion of wedding dresses and accessories, and wedding fairs. Based on ethnographic fieldwork on the wedding industry and professional wedding planning in Austria, this article investigates the influence of wedding planners on the stabilization or reorganization of gender norms, roles and the gender-specific division of home making." (author's abstract)
"Blood tests with the eyes": negotiating conjugal relations during the HIV/AIDS crisis in rural Namibia
Autor/in:
Pauli, Julia; Schnegg, Michael
Quelle: Aridity, change and conflict in Africa : proceedings of an international ACACIA conference held at Königswinter, Germany, October 1-3, 2003. Köln (Colloquium Africanum), 2007, S 411-439
Inhalt: Research from different parts of Africa indicates that to grasp the HIV/AIDS catastrophe, an in-depth understanding of conjugal relationships is crucial. In casual, short-term sexual interactions, safer sex practices, foremost condom use, have become more and more prevalent. This does not hold true for long-term relationships. Marriage rates have substantially declined in many parts of southern Africa. Without marriage as a possible frame for conjugal relations meanings and practices of 'love' have become the structuring concept of conjugality. Love relations are perceived as based on trust. This contradicts the use of condoms, a visible sign of mistrust. Based on long-term ethnographic field research in rural northwest Namibia we analyse the interconnections between conjugal relations, perceptions of risk and practices of safe sex in detail.
Quelle: Bielefeld (Kultur und soziale Praxis), 2005. 154 S
Inhalt: Sexualität und Geschlechtlichkeit sind Gegenstand kultureller Sinngebung. Das hierzulande nicht nachlassende Interesse an der Geschlechterdifferenz und den damit verknüpften Diskursen und Praktiken verweist auf andere kulturelle Kontexte, die nach wie vor ein Gegenbild zu unseren eigenen Vorstellungen vom Körper abgeben. Wie weit auch in Zeiten der Globalisierung diese Praktiken von einer Homogenisierung entfernt sind, dokumentiert das in dieser Aufsatzsammlung präsentierte Spektrum an Beobachtungen, das von der Beschneidung und dem "free sex" bis zum Kamasutra reicht.