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The first cross-cultural analysis of the differences in career
trajectories and experiences between a senior group of women
academics and a younger group who are at early and mid-career
stages. Major themes in the autobiographical stories of these women
were national context; organisational context; family, class and
location; and agency.
Generation and Gender in Academia is the first cross-cultural
analysis of the differences in career trajectories and experiences
between a senior and younger group of women academics.
This volume uses individual autobiographies of women academics in
Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden,
Turkey and the United Kingdom, who are members of the international
feminist research consortium - the Women in Higher Education
Management (WHEM) Network. Four major themes in their stories are
national context; organisational context; family, class and
location; and agency. While the younger generation believe they are
entitled to careers on the same terms as their male colleagues,
major challenges remain. These include countering the argument that
the battles have been won for younger academics; lack of support
and mentoring at the outset of careers; the continuing difficulty
of aspiring to a traditional academic career; capacity for playing
the 'game' in managerial universities; and recognising mobility as
crucial to career success.
Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to
varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the
vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts
to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational
growth and culture
Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to
varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the
vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts
to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational
growth and culture
This book examines common issues and concepts concerning women in non-traditional, male dominated occupations. It explores the question of whether these women are the agents of change or are instead changed themselves. It provides a statistical examination and theoretical analysis of occupational sex segregation in the UK, the rest of the EU, and the US. It provides a more in-depth understanding of women's work lives through the experiences of the women themselves in four occupations; management, academia, engineering, and the priesthood.
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