Subjectivation processes and gender in a neoliberal model of science in three Spanish research centres
Autor/in:
Vayreda, Agnès; Conesa, Ester; Revelles‐Benavente, Beatriz; González Ramos, Ana M.
Quelle: Gender Work Organ (Gender, Work & Organization), 26 (2019) 4, S 430–447
Inhalt: From a Foucauldian approach, neoliberal rationality in science can be understood as a form of governance of the self that produces mechanisms through which the subject is constructed and subordinated at the same time. In this study we examine subjectivation processes and gender in centres of research created under neoliberal scientific rationality. We analyse 19 semi‐structured interviews of men and women researchers conducted in three highly competitive centres of excellence — a context rarely addressed in the literature of academic subjectivities. Following a critical discourse analysis, we show how subjectivation processes of neoliberal rationality result in two main discursive mechanisms of subjection that prevent or hinder alternative subjectivities and collective resistance, especially for women, presenting a double turn that we call: a ‘turn on oneself’ and a ‘gendered turn on oneself’. We conclude that these centres are spaces which provide the conditions of possibility to develop a scientific entrepreneurial self, excluding ‘other’ scientific subjectivities and preventing possible resistances that could emerge from them.
How Job Sharing Can Lead to More Women Achieving Senior Leadership Roles in Higher Education : A UK Study
Autor/in:
Watton, Emma; Stables, Sarah; Kempster, Steve
Quelle: Soc. Sci. (Social Sciences), 8 (2019) 7, 209 S
Inhalt: This article explores the opportunity that job sharing offers as a way of encouraging more women into senior management roles in the higher education sector. There is a scarcity of female leadership representation in the higher education context, in particular a lack of female leadership pipeline. The article examines the underlying influences that limit the representation of women in leadership roles. To address these contextual limitations the process of job sharing is offered as a possible solution for harnessing the skills and talents of women in leadership positions in higher education and enabling the development of a leadership pipeline. To illustrate how such job sharing could occur the article provides a detailed vignette of a job share between two senior women leaders within a single UK university context and the positive impact this had on the organisation, the individuals and their leadership development. This article seeks to make a contribution by exploring how leadership job sharing can occur and sets out some recommendations for the adoption, negotiation and establishment of job share structures in the future.
Schlagwörter:co-constructed autoethnography; job sharing; Leadership; women in higher education
CEWS Kategorie:Wissenschaft als Beruf, Vereinbarkeit Familie-Beruf
Autor/in:
Bellinger, Franziska; Bolten, Ricarda; Grünberger, Nina; Ruge, Wolfgang B.
Quelle: MedienPädagogik (MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung), (2019) , S 174–192
Inhalt: Die im Jahr 2016 von Dander et al. publizierten Ergebnisse zur Situation des wissenschaftlichen «Nachwuchses» sensibilisierten für eine zunehmende Prekarisierung der Beschäftigungsverhältnisse von Qualifikandinnen und Qualifikanden in der deutschsprachigen Medienpädagogik, die sich auch auf den privaten Kontext ausweitet. Die Kolleginnen und Kollegen wiesen damit auf Problemlagen von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in Qualifikationsphasen hin, um so eine kritische Diskussion und Reflexion in der eigenen Disziplin anzuregen. Knapp vier Jahre nach der ersten Erhebung wurde eine erneute Fragebogenuntersuchung zur Lage der Qualifikandinnen und Qualifikanden in der Medienpädagogik durchgeführt, die eine Vergleichsbasis zur Umfrage aus 2014 bieten soll. Neben den thematischen Schwerpunkten zur a) Zufriedenheit mit den Arbeits- und Beschäftigungsbedingungen, b) Zufriedenheit mit der Betreuungssituation und c) der Work-Life-Balance wird hierin auch den Aspekten d) Internationalisierung und Vernetzung Beachtung geschenkt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Zufriedenheit im Vergleich zu von vor vier Jahren leicht abgenommen hat, obwohl der Arbeit an den Qualifikationsarbeiten auf den Stellen tendenziell mehr Zeit eingeräumt wird. Die mangelnde Planbarkeit der Karriere und oftmals fehlende berufliche Sicherheit zählt nach wie vor zu den problematischsten Aspekten für die Qualifikandinnen und Qualifikanden in der deutschsprachigen Medienpädagogik.
Chancengleichheit in Wissenschaft und Forschung : 23. Fortschreibung des Datenmaterials (2017/2018) zu Frauen in Hochschulen und außerhochschulischen Forschungseinrichtungen
Autor/in:
Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz (GWK)
Quelle: Bonn (Materialien der GWK, 65), 2019.
Schlagwörter:Berufung; Frauenanteil; Führungsposition; Habilitation; Hochschulleitung; Hochschulrat; Juniorprofessur; Post-doc; Promotion; Statistik
CEWS Kategorie:Außerhochschulische Forschung, Wissenschaft als Beruf, Hochschulen, Statistik und statistische Daten, Geschlechterverhältnis
Autor/in:
Lynn, Freda B.; Noonan, Mary C.; Sauder, Michael; Andersson, Matthew A.
Quelle: Social Forces, 98 (2019) 2, S 518–547
Inhalt: In academia, women trail men in nearly every major professional reward, such as earnings, publications, and funding. Bibliometric studies, however, suggest that citations are unique with regard to gender inequality: female penalties have been reported, but gender parity or even female premiums are routinely documented as well. Two questions follow from this puzzle. First, does gender matter for citations in sociology and neighboring social science disciplines? No theoretically informed study of gender and citations exists for the social science core. We begin to fill this gap by analyzing roughly 10,000 publications in economics, political science, and sociology. In contrast to many big data studies, we estimate the effect of author gender on citations alongside other author-, article-, journal-, and (sub)field-level predictors. Our results strongly suggest that when male and female authors publish articles that are comparably positioned to receive citations, their publications do in fact accrue citations at the same rate. This finding raises a second question: Why would gender matter “everywhere but here”? We hypothesize that the answer is related to the mechanisms (e.g., self-selection, biased assessments of commitment) that are activated in the context of some professional rewards but not citations. We discuss why a null gender finding should not be discarded as an anomaly but rather approached as an analytical opportunity.
Nachgefragt:Wie viel Zeit braucht eine wissenschaftliche Karriere=
Autor/in:
Roth, Claudia
Quelle: WZB Mitteilungen, (2019) 166, S 21–23
Inhalt: Zeit ist auch in der Wissenschaft eine wertvolle Ressource. Wir haben uns unter Forschenden am WZB nach ihren Arbeitszeiten erkundigt und sie gefragt, ob Teilzeit, Kinder und Karriere zusammengehen. Dabei haben wir auch von Ar-beitsbergen, liebsten Arbeitszeiten und unliebsamen Zeitfressern erfahren.
Supporting women scholars’ paths to academia : An examination of family-friendly policies of public affairs doctoral programs
Autor/in:
Bodkin, Candice Pippin; Fleming, Casey J.
Quelle: Journal of Public Affairs Education, 27 (2019) 2, S 1–25
Inhalt: Despite earning roughly half the doctoral degrees in public administration, women remain underrepresented in public affairs programs, particularly in senior positions. Studies describe a leaky pipeline from which women exit the academic career, and there is growing interest in removing administrative, structural, and cultural barriers facing women scholars as well as supporting healthy career-life balance. Considerable research examines family-friendly workplace initiatives for faculty, yet little attention is paid to the availability of such policies for students. Drawing from archival and survey data, this study investigates the availability of specific family-friendly policies for doctoral students of public affairs programs in the U.S., potentially effective human resource management approaches to addressing exit points between graduate school and faculty membership. Findings reveal inconsistent and relatively insubstantial provision of formal policies; however, informal workarounds appear to be a common strategy for meeting the needs of graduate students who become parents during doctoral studies.
How to banish manels and manferences from scientific meetings
Autor/in:
Else, Holly
Quelle: Nature, 573 (2019) 7773, S 184–186
Inhalt: A Nature analysis finds that several fields of science are moving away from male-dominated conferences and panels — but it’s easy to slip back into old habits.
Schlagwörter:Geschlechterverteilung; Konferenz; Teilhabe; USA
CEWS Kategorie:Wissenschaft als Beruf, Gleichstellungspolitik
Every Woman Has a Story to Tell : Experiential Reflections on Leadership in Higher Education
Autor/in:
Selzer, Robin Arnsperger; Robles, Richard
Quelle: Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 12 (2019) 1, S 106–124
Inhalt: This study explores and shares key professional development advice related to career paths, challenges faced, and lessons learned from senior women leaders at a public, urban, research university. Interviews were conducted as part the NASPA Alice Manicur Symposium, a national student affairs leadership development program for women. Findings identified two themes at the personal and institutional levels. Sub-themes included strategies for career advancement in higher education, such as accepting opportunities, being visible, understanding the business of higher education, and obtaining a terminal degree. Aspiring women should be ready to navigate institutional challenges, often outside of their control, such as bureaucracy and politics, budgetary constraints, forces impacting student affairs, and institutional change. Participants shared perspectives on addressing institutional change including assessing needs and affect, exploring perceptions of change, gaining buy-in, and leveraging the change. Because emerging women leaders in higher education are often overwhelmed and confused in the realm of career assessment, findings from this study address the problem. The needle can move for women in higher education leadership positions if women identify themselves as aspiring leaders, create time for career assessment reflection, and take action to implement strategies for advancement endorsed by successful senior women.
Schlagwörter:Change Management; Frauen in der Wissenschaft; Frauen in Führungspositionen; higher education; Karrierebarriere; Management; Organisationskultur; structural barriers
CEWS Kategorie:Berufsbiographie und Karriere, Wissenschaft als Beruf