The gendered diversification of academic career paths in comparative perspective

Feuvre, Nicky Le; Bataille, Pierre; Kradolfer, Sabine; Carral, María del Río; Sautier, Marie

doi:10.4324/9781315201245-3

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“…Recent studies have shown the relevance of deep organizational changes that have reshaped scientific work and careers in academic and research institutions in the last decades. These transformations, both globally and locally, are characterized by new forms of governance in academic and research institutions, redesigned practices and research schedules in academic work, redefined competition mechanisms, and the relevant effects on scientific career paths (Felt 2009(Felt , 2016Le Feuvre et al 2018).…”

Section: Unveiling New (And Old) Gender Inequalities In Academiamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Glass Door of Academia: Unveiling New Gendered Bias in Academic Recruitment

Picardi

2019

Social Sciences

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Gender statistics and studies on gendering mechanisms have been developing over recent years on two parallel tracks. This research reveals the need to rethink the standard indicators used in European comparative analyses to identify (1) gender-related mechanisms responsible for the production and reproduction processes of gender asymmetries, (2) their specificities in different local contexts, and (3) the profound transformations that have characterized the academies and the research system in Europe in recent years. The paper analyses the data on the composition of Italian academia provided by the Italian Ministry of Education, universities and research from a gender perspective. The introduction of the glass door index, specifically designed to measure gendering processes taking place in the recruitment stages in Italian academia, discloses new forms of gender segregation in Italian universities after the last academic reform (Law 240/2010), despite the emphasis placed on the neutral and meritocratic criteria of the new recruitment and career progression rules.

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Section: Unveiling New (And Old) Gender Inequalities In Academiamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Glass Door of Academia: Unveiling New Gendered Bias in Academic Recruitment

Picardi

2019

Social Sciences

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“…This is mainly due to weak and residual support in managing employment instability, typical of Southern European welfare systems; to the higher risk of being trapped in temporary and low-paid job positions; and to the general lack of competitive job options outside of academia (Bozzon et al, 2017). In contrast to other European countries, such as Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands, where doctoral qualifications are recognized and rewarded on the non-academic labour market, in Italy there is a lack of qualified job options outside of academia for PhD holders, who therefore have limited opportunities to deploy the knowledge and skills previously acquired (Le Feuvre et al, 2019). The institutional discourse on the modernization of the university, and on the need to open the floodgates to young researchers, therefore, comes up against a situation that remains one of -if not the -most problematic across Europe.…”

Section: 'Young On Paper': the Italian Reform Of The University Recrumentioning

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“…In such a way the only permanent positions are those at the top of the academic hierarchy, similarly to countries with a Humboldt tradition of academic chairs (e.g. Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium) (Le Feuvre et al, 2019).…”

Section: 'Young On Paper': the Italian Reform Of The University Recrumentioning

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Italian Youth in International Context

Cuzzocrea¹,

Bello²,

Kazepov

2020

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Italy is not a country for young people. Why? This book provides a unique and in-depth collection of empirical and theoretical material providing multiple answers to this question whilst investigating the living conditions of young people in Italy today. By bringing together a variety of approaches and methods, the authors of this collection analyze Italian youth through the lenses of three dimensions: 'Activism, Participation and Citizenship', 'Work, Employment and Careers' and 'Moves, Transitions and Representations'. These dimensions are the analytical building blocks for challenging stereotypes and unveiling misinterpretations and taken-for-granted assumptions that portray young people in Italy as selfish, 'choosy', and unwilling to make sacrifices, commit and manage an independent life. These prejudices often underplay the role of constraints they are facing in the transition to adulthood. Studying Italian youth, therefore, not only allows us to capture their peculiar characteristics but also to reflect more broadly on the conceptual toolbox we need in order to understand contemporary youth more generally. By doing so, the volume aims to contribute to international discussion on the youth condition in Europe.

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“…It's also well known that higher educated are more likely to respond to surveys (see f.e. Le Feuvre et al 2018). Nevertheless, one may also think that this echoes the tertiarisation of the sector 12.…”

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Visual Artists’ Professional Situations and Trajectories Between Institutions and the Market

Bataille

Hedinger

Mœschler

2020

The Sociology of Arts and Markets

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Since the 19 th century and romanticism, the "singularity regime" (Nathalie Heinich)-which highlights the vocation and achievements of the individual creator-informs the artist figure. Recently, as if echoing this romantic imagery, the representation of the artist as an entrepreneur has been more and more put forward in the artistic sector itself, including in art schools and the creative industries. At the same time, the model of the artist as a worker (Pierre-Michel Menger), as part of competitive artistic fields (Pierre Bourdieu) and as embedded in collaborative "art worlds" (Howard Becker), stresses the competitive as well as the collective and collaborative dimension of artistic creation. Who exactly are visual artists in Switzerland today? What is or are the self-representation(s) of contemporary visual artists? What are their socio-demographic profiles-notably in terms of gender-and their link to professional or personal trajectories and positions? Do artists manage to live from their artistic production? To what extent are they integrated into the artistic market? And how do they define themselves? This contribution draws on a national inquiry with a quantitative online questionnaire on more than 450 artists in the visual field living and/ or working in Switzerland. The results outline the professional contours of today's visual artists, their novelties and permanencies, in a field structured by three poles-market logics, institutional support and non-integration. It highlights the strong role of the gender variable, as well as the dilemmas, contradictions and paradoxes that characterise todays artists' self-perception and condition.

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The gendered diversification of academic career paths in comparative perspective

Abstract: Higher education has many variants, and the situation of academic staff varies considerably across and within countries.

Cited by 28 publications

References 42 publications

The Glass Door of Academia: Unveiling New Gendered Bias in Academic Recruitment

The Glass Door of Academia: Unveiling New Gendered Bias in Academic Recruitment

Italian Youth in International Context

Visual Artists’ Professional Situations and Trajectories Between Institutions and the Market

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