On metaphors on the position of women in academia and science

Bibliographic Data

ID12115409
AuthorsLiisa Husu (0000-0002-1681-0724, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume9
Issue3
Pages172-181
Publication date2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0803-8740 • E-ISSN: 1502-394X
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08038740127798
OpenAlexW4241534180
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

In research and science policy on women in academia, various metaphors are often used to crystallize the complexities of women's position and persistent inequalities there. Although research has gradually shifted from a "women as a problem" perspective towards problematizing academia, metaphors focusing on women abound. Metaphors in this field are explored in terms of their focus and approach to power, resistance, agency and change. Many metaphors depict women's position in academia as static rather than dynamic. Very few include references to women's agency and resistance. A more critical approach towards metaphors in both research and science policy is advocated

Agency (philosophy · Agency (philosophy) · Business · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Field (mathematics) · Focus (optics · Focus (optics) · Inequality · Linguistics · Metaphor · Perspective (graphical · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Position (finance · Position (finance) · Power (physics · Power (physics) · Public relations · Resistance (ecology · Resistance (ecology) · Science policy · Social science · Sociology · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Engineering · Gender Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Public Administration · Science Education and Perceptions

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