Barriers to women's representation in academic excellence and positions of power

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"Nearly for half a century women's advancement in the workplace has been in a debate. Women’s under-represented in higher education institutions and universities across the globe, and especially in the most powerful or influential posts, is well established. Despite gender equality commitments and women's educational attainment, still, they are underrepresented. Regions and countries may vary in term of culture, achievements and development, but barriers for women's representation in academia are surprisingly similar in many regions. It is found that there are several barriers which women might be experiencing in academia ranging from personal, organizational to societal." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• ISSN: 2199-4579
• Extent: Seite(n): 1-13
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Preprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Asian Journal of German and European Studies, 2

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Wirtschaft ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Ethnologie, Kulturanthropologie, Ethnosoziologie ; Arbeitsmarktforschung ; Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung ; Akademikerin ; Gleichstellung ; Hochschule ; Frau ; Diskriminierung ; Frauenanteil ; Südasien ; Stereotyp ; Macht ; Benachteiligung ; geschlechtsspezifische Faktoren ; Chancengleichheit ; Universität ; soziokulturelle Faktoren ; Führungsposition ; Ungleichheit ; Pakistan ; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Yousaf, Rizwana ; Schmiede, Rudi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40856-017-0013-6
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51819-0
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST