Family-friendly policies and gender bias in academia

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ID4545867
AutoresAudrey L Mayer, Audrey Mayer (0000-0003-3278-1182, University of Helsinki), Päivi M Tikka (University of Helsinki)
Año2008
Volumen30
Número4
Páginas363-374
Fecha de publicación2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13600800802383034
OpenAlexW2126568928
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas26

Several recent reports on the status of women in US academic institutions have recommended more generous family policies to encourage and retain more women among academic staffs. Many of the policies suggested are modelled on those that have been in effect in Nordic countries for decades. The status of women among Finnish and Swedish academic staff ranks is examined, with the assumption that women should be better represented if family policies are a significant factor in advancement and retention. It is found that similar conditions for female academics exist in the US as in Nordic countries, suggesting that advancement may be more dependent upon prevailing social conditions and gender stereotypes. Keywords: academic institutionsfacultyfamily policiesFinlandgender biasparental leaveSwedenUnited Stateswomen Acknowledgements We thank Markku Virtaharju from Statistics Finland for providing data on women in academia and Johanna Kantola from University of Helsinki for background information. The authors were supported by grant #109942 from the Academy of Finland

Business · Family-friendly · Gender bias · Political science · Public relations · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Engineering · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges