Women’s participation in academic conferences in Israel

Bibliographic Data

ID7315341
AuthorsDevorah Eden (Western Galilee College, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume38
Issue4
Pages406-421
Publication date2016-05-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1360080x.2016.1181887
OpenAlexW2345825511
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited33

This article examines the participation of women in academic conferences in Israel, a country in which women are under-represented in academia vertically and horizontally. Data were retrieved from announcements of academic conferences in Israel, for one academic year, covering 56 conferences that attracted 997 participations. Participation was measured according to a three-level vertical hierarchy and a three-level horizontal divide that was based on academic discipline. Statistical z-tests and χ2 tests were conducted to compare the proportions of male and female participation. Findings show that male participation in conferences was three times that of women. It was also found that the conferences reflected the social agenda in Israel. It is suggested that women are subjected to two forms of gender marginality, one stemming from the gendered division of labour and the other from the characteristics of the academic conferences that reflect the masculine military social agenda in Israel

Hierarchy · Political science · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society