Women's Work-Related and Family-Related Discrimination and Support in Academia

• Academia remains a male-dominated occupational realm, even though women have made great gains as actors in higher education. The interconnections of work-related and family-related discrimination experiences and work-related and family-related support are analyzed, drawing on over 100 semi-structured interviews with and written accounts of academic women in 11 Finnish universities from all major disciplinary fields. Finland provides an interesting research context, characterized by relatively high gender equality in both academia and society more generally. Exploring academic women in this setting reveals several paradoxes, namely those of: feminization of academia; family-friendly policies; academic motherhood; and academic endogamy.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Academia; academic careers; women and science; gender relations; gender paradoxes; discrimination; sexism; equality policies; social support; motherhood; work-life balance; Finland

akademin; akademiska karriärer; kvinnor och vetenskap; könsrelationer; genusparadoxer; diskrimination; sexism; jämställdhetspolitik; socialt stöd; moderskap; arbete-familj; Finland

Gender Studies

Genusvetenskap

Education

Pedagogik

Sociologi

Sociology

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