Yousaf, Rizwana (2018)
Underrepresentation of Women: Academic Excellence and Positions of Power in Universities.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Item Type: | Ph.D. Thesis | ||||
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Type of entry: | Primary publication | ||||
Title: | Underrepresentation of Women: Academic Excellence and Positions of Power in Universities | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Referees: | Schmiede, Prof. Dr. Rudi ; Fuchs, Prof. Dr. Marek | ||||
Date: | 4 July 2018 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Darmstadt | ||||
Date of oral examination: | 4 July 2018 | ||||
Abstract: | Despite the influx of women in universities, they are still hampered by the existence of societal, organisational, and personal gendered values and attitudes towards their work and non-work responsibilities; these impediments could hamper the women to access academic excellence and positions of power. The study is a contribution to knowledge and existing literature on the impediments hindering the women to access upper echelons of academia, creating underrepresentation at higher academic levels, career experiences, glass ceiling which has been under-researched, especially in Pakistan. It claims to have made a contribution to a wider understanding of personal, organisational and societal barriers which women are experiencing in universities by exploring lack of support for family and parenting responsibilities, gender role expectations, patriarchal university culture, lack of social capital in universities, impact of cultural practices of harassment, lack of implementation of harassment Act and inadequate measures which could further impede the women in accessing the higher academic positions. The triangulation research method has been used for this study. Firstly, the survey of employed women working in different hierarchical positions (Research/Administrative Assistant-Professor) reflected the prevalence and magnitude of personal, organisational and societal barriers along with other conceivable dynamics in universities and its impact on the restricted access to attain higher hierarchical positions. Secondly, semi-structured interviews of the head of the departments, directors and deans of institutes were primarily, meant to explore the implementation of Harassment Act (2010). They were liable to implement the Act for diminishing harassment in universities. The interviews also explored the reason and barriers which women academics could experience to access the position of power and excellence. Thirdly, the observation carried to explore, if the harassment Act was displayed in the departments/ Institutes/schools of public (small, large), large private and large public- private universities. The findings of the research have revealed that a large proportion of women working on lower hierarchical levels in four different types of universities. The adequate educational qualification, job experience and research productivity are mandatory to access the higher hierarchical positions. However, various personal commitments, organisational practises and societal experience could inhibit to acquire requisite credentials. Beside the stated barriers social conservatism, patriarchal mindset, lack of kids and family amenities and lack of implementation of the Harassment Act (2010) could further worsen the scenario. |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-77224 | ||||
Classification DDC: | 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology, anthropology 300 Social sciences > 360 Social problems , social services, insurance |
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Divisions: | 02 Department of History and Social Science > Institut für Soziologie 02 Department of History and Social Science > Institut für Soziologie > Soziologie - Organisationssoziologie |
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Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2018 11:24 | ||||
Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2020 02:13 | ||||
URI: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/7722 | ||||
PPN: | 436004925 | ||||
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