Different people have different priorities
Work-Family Balance, Gender, and the Discourse of Choice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kacey Beddoes (0000-0003-2108-8884, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Alice L Pawley, Alice Pawley (0000-0001-9117-4855, Purdue University West Lafayette) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1573-1585 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2013.801432 |
| OpenAlex | W2073553954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 45 |
This paper contributes new perspectives on the underrepresentation of female faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines by identifying how faculty themselves conceptualize or make sense of the problem. We conducted in-depth interviews with 19 STEM faculty members. The interviews were employed to identify discourses faculty engage in their explanations for underrepresentation. Work–family balance emerged as the leading theme, with participants identifying many challenges thereto. As participants discussed work–family balance, they engaged a discourse of choice to frame the challenges faced by female faculty members in particular. We relate the discourse of choice to the persistence of gender inequalities in STEM departments
Discourse analysis · Gender balance · Higher education · Inequality · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Work–life balance · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 49 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |