Understanding gender inequality and the role of the work/family interface in contemporary academia

An introduction

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5785414
AutoresFarah Dubois-Shaik (0000-0002-2179-1388, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Faculte sciences economiques sociales et politiques, Belgium), Bernard Fusulier (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Faculte sciences economiques sociales et politiques, Belgium)
Año2017
Volumen16
Número2-3
Páginas99-105
Fecha de publicación2017-03-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Educational Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1474-9041 • E-ISSN: 2165-8714
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1474904117701143
OpenAlexW2600838714
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas28
Referencias citadas18

This double special issue gathers a series of nuanced critically conceptual and case-study research showing that in the contemporary European context, despite regional differences in gender regimes, political and economic demands and organizational cultures, work/life balance policies and their translation into practice remains a highly ambiguous issue. Although work/life balance policies have undoubtedly entered the university institutional spaces, they are deterred by opposing institutional policy logics and particularly 'greedy' logics of the organizing of work that still aligns to outdated work-exclusive masculine organizational culture (outdated because men too are suffering the effects, and because the academic environment is feminized). Moreover, there are lingering gender stereotypes around the value and attribution of home and work duties, which are having a significant impact upon women's professional and private spheres and experiences in academic work. The gathered research shows how university institutions are still quite far from having addressed the core issues that undermine women's career advancement and their possibilities to access to academic membership and leadership, still obliging them (and their male counterparts) to align with a work and membership (selection and progression) logic and organization that does not take into consideration parenthood, family and personal spheres of life

Work–life balance · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Management and Organizational Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges