The Entanglement of Work Culture, Career Success, and Gender in Technical and Natural Scientific Professions

Authors

  • Inken Lind Kompetenzzentrum Frauen in Wissenschaft und Forschung CEWS/Bonn (http://www.cews.org); IZ-Sozialwissenschaften/GESIS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/552

Keywords:

Arbeit, Beruf, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

This author of this book, Dr. Yvonne Haffner, research assistant at the Institute for Sociology at the University of Darmstadt, inspects the structural barriers for equal career opportunities for women and men in the work force. She examines the general criteria for achievement as well as the widespread idea that careers are dependant on individual performance. The results merely underscore the fact that demands relevant to the career are rarely bound to objective performance criteria. Conversely, implied criteria, which are rarely objective, have taken on important meaning for career paths. These implied criteria are often related to modern working cultures with high demands in terms of availability. This has a varied gender-specific effect.

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Published

2007-11-06

Issue

No. 23 (2007): Positionierungen

Section

Schwerpunkt

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