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Indicators of esteem: gender and prestige in academic work
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posted on 2023-06-09, 14:09 authored by Kelly Coate, Camille Kandiko HowsonThe continued gender imbalance in senior positions in higher education is a problem that persists despite decades of feminist research and publications in the area, as well as interventions in many countries to promote the advancement of women. In this article we view the issue of gender inequality through the lens of the prestige economy, which suggests that academics are motivated by prestige factors accrued through advancement in their careers. Prestige, authority and status, we suggest, may be more easily acquired by male academics. We draw on a case study of one institution in the Republic of Ireland, including data from a survey on academic careers (n = 269), to explore how the concept of prestige is gendered. We explore the cumulative effect of four themes: homosociability; non-transparency of criteria; academic workload balance; and self-promotion.
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British Journal of Sociology of EducationISSN
0142-5692Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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4Volume
37Page range
567-585Department affiliated with
- Education Publications
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