Everyday sexism in higher education: narratives of women in Indian academia

Das, Sudipta; Hazarika, Obja Borah; Sriparna, Pathak,

doi:10.1080/09589236.2023.2191313

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“…The trends revealed by our results shed light on the ongoing challenges faced by women in academia, as they continue to encounter more negative reactions toward their work compared to men, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. These findings indicate that gendered power dynamics within academia persist not only through overt mechanisms of segregation but also through subtle practices embedded in everyday interactions and interpersonal dynamics (Acker 2006;Morley 2006;Savigny 2014;Savigny 2017;Husu 2020;Aiston and Fo 2021;Bourabain 2021;Das et al 2023).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…However, it is essential to recognize that the way women were disproportionately affected by negative reactions to their work, as observed in our data, cannot be solely attributed to the transition to a virtual work model. Extensive research has consistently underscored the enduring nature of everyday gender discrimination against women in scientific institutions long before the onset of the pandemic (Gutek and Cohen 1992;Morley 2006;Savigny 2014;Savigny 2017;Husu 2020;Aiston and Fo 2021;Bourabain 2021;Das et al 2023). The virtual domain not an autonomous monad in relation to society; rather, it reflects and reenacts the longstanding social structures and power dynamics that exist in the offline societies in which we live (Loader and Mercea 2012;Brophy 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Gendered Micropolitics in Academic Work Environments: Uncovering Microaggressions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to the existing gender asymmetries in academia, which have been extensively studied in the literature. Using the analytical lens of “gendered academic citizenship”, this paper takes a micropolitical perspective to examine how the pandemic has impacted the dynamics of academic work, specifically focusing on the often-overlooked aspect of everyday interactions in the work environment. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of survey data collected from 1750 lecturers and researchers in Portuguese higher education and research institutions, the study uncovers that women, especially those who are younger, single, have specific caregiving responsibilities, and are in the early stages of their careers, were more vulnerable to experiencing “everyday” microaggressions such as silencing, exclusion, belittlement, being ignored, lack of validation, and invisibility compared to men during the pandemic. These findings suggest that, while the marginalization of women in academia is a longstanding issue, the virtual work model has created a platform for the expression of subtle forms of disempowerment and discrimination against women. These dynamics are perpetuated within the micropolitics of organizations, shaping subjective feelings of belonging and circulating differential levels of recognition within academic institutions.

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