Inequality in Academia: The Way Social Connections Work

Gewinner, Irina

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“…Post-Soviet migrant women usually experienced little support from their supervisors in their countries of origin, since supervision is still understood as a formality (Gewinner, 2017). Moreover, the doctoral programmes in the FSU resemble school lessons and imply less individual work with PhD students.…”

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“…While the body of knowledge on discrimination and its perception in organizations has been growing over the past few decades (Czarniawska and Sevón, 2008;Gewinner, 2017;Johansson and Śliwa, 2014;Śliwa and Johansson, 2010;Strauß and Boncori, 2020;Zikic, 2015), there is still a lack of understanding of discriminatory practices and processes in academic institutions. Research organizations are often deemed collaborative contexts where scholars benefit from interdisciplinary expertise.…”

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Intersectionalities and Perceived Discrimination in German Research Organizations: A Post-Soviet Migrant Women’s Perspective

Gewinner¹

2022

Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations

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This chapter deals with the perception of (sensed) discrimination and the coping strategies of Russian-speaking female scholars in Germany and applies an intersectional approach between culture, migration, gender and social background. Based on telephone interviews, the study aims to contribute to the discussion on discrimination in research environments and individuals' professional integration by exploring narratives of migration and work in 13 women who migrated from the former Soviet Union (FSU) to Germany from 1990s to 2010s. Based on the findings, the author derives implications for policy and practice, such as a recommendation to implement introductory conversations with newcomers to reduce culture clash in competitive work contexts.

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Intersectionalities and Perceived Discrimination in German Research Organizations: A Post-Soviet Migrant Women’s Perspective

Gewinner¹

2022

Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations

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What enables doctoral degree holders to get a job? A journey through doctoral students' satisfaction with educational services

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Manna

Palumbo

2024

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PurposeDoctoral degrees are generally the highest level of education provided by educational institutions in Western countries. Nevertheless, doctoral degree holders – i.e. Philosophiae Doctors (PhDs) – struggle to find a job that matches their knowledge and expertise. This article investigates the effects that PhDs' satisfaction with different attributes of educational services has on their ability to obtain employment either in academia or outside it.Design/methodology/approachSecondary data were accessed from a nationwide survey performed in Italy between February and July 2014. More than 16,000 people who achieved a doctoral degree between January 2008 and December 2010 were involved in the analysis. The four-years' time-span was justified by the need to avoid potential biases produced by a short time lapse between data collection and the awarding of the respondents' doctoral degree. A logistic regression model was designed to shed light on the relationship between doctoral degree holders' satisfaction and their ability to find employment.FindingsThis study results suggested that the attributes of educational services had varying effects on the doctoral degree holders' ability to obtain work. More specifically, the perceived quality of research and methodological courses delivered by educational institutions and the quality of the technologies and digital resources available at the host university were found to positively affect the ability of doctoral degree holders to get a job in academia. Conversely, the satisfaction with the quality of the teaching activities was positively related to the doctoral degree holders' employability outside academia.Practical implicationsThe quality of educational services provided to students attending a doctoral degree course affects their ability to find work. Enhancing the quality of educational services may reduce the risk of unemployment amongst doctoral degree holders.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, few attempts have been made to investigate the interplay between the quality of educational services and doctoral degree holders' employability.

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Gender inequality in Russian Academia: dynamics, insights, and explanations

Gewinner¹

2016

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Whereas Europe currently pursues reform and transformation of academia in the context of New Public Management, Russia seeks to regulate the processes of modernization of the latter one, thus addressing its excellence and effectiveness. In both cases, the processes underlying social change in academia impact on female scholars’ occupational advancement. By doing so, they contribute to reproduction of existing gender inequalities and certainly create new ones. Russia stands in front of the paradoxical situation: while women represent a majority of (scientific) staff in academia, they face persistent discriminatory experiences on the part of their colleagues – both male and female (Sillaste, 2004; Pushkareva, 2014). Still, our knowledge on gender disparities and discrimination in academia is only scarce and needs extensive investigation. This paper aims at reducing the existing gap by analysing gender inequalities from a dynamic approach.

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Inequality in Academia: The Way Social Connections Work

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Intersectionalities and Perceived Discrimination in German Research Organizations: A Post-Soviet Migrant Women’s Perspective

Intersectionalities and Perceived Discrimination in German Research Organizations: A Post-Soviet Migrant Women’s Perspective

What enables doctoral degree holders to get a job? A journey through doctoral students' satisfaction with educational services

Gender inequality in Russian Academia: dynamics, insights, and explanations

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