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'Different People Have Different Priorities': Work-Family Balance, Gender, and the Discourse of Choice
- Source :
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Studies in Higher Education . 2014 39(9):1573-1585. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper contributes new perspectives on the underrepresentation of female faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines by identifying how faculty themselves conceptualize or make sense of the problem. We conducted in-depth interviews with 19 STEM faculty members. The interviews were employed to identify discourses faculty engage in their explanations for underrepresentation. Work-family balance emerged as the leading theme, with participants identifying many challenges thereto. As participants discussed work-family balance, they engaged a discourse of "choice" to frame the challenges faced by female faculty members in particular. We relate the discourse of choice to the persistence of gender inequalities in STEM departments.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0307-5079
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Studies in Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1043463
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2013.801432