VISIBILITY, GENDER, AND THE CAREERS OF WOMEN FACULTY IN AN INDIAN UNIVERSITY
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ABSTRACT. This paper highlights the process that creates inequalities in male and female career patterns and their unequal representation in positions of worth and authority in an Indian university. Based on a quantitative and a qualitative case study of gendered career patterns the paper shows how organisational and management practices discriminate against women. It contrasts the visibility of men linked to centers of power with that of women linked to constructions of passivity and shows how these social constructions impact on procedures for appointment, promotion and governance. VISIBILITÉ, PARITÉ SEXUELLE ET CARRIÈRES POUR LES FEMMES DANS UNE UNIVERSITÉ EN INDE RÉSUMÉ. Ce document fait ressortir le processus qui crée les inégalités entre les modèles de carrière masculins et féminins et leur représentation inégale dans les postes de prestige et d'autorité d'une université indienne. Fondé sur une étude de cas à la fois quantitative et qualitative et s'appuyant sur deux études de modèles de carrière selon le sexe, il montre comment les pratiques organisationnelles et de gestion sont discriminatoires envers les femmes. Il met en valeur le contraste entre la visibilité des hommes liés aux centres de pouvoir et la position des femmes ayant un profil passif et en déduit que ces structures sociales se répercutent sur les processus amenant aux nominations, aux promotions et aux postes de gestion publique.Downloads
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2003-09-01
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Chanana, K. (2003). VISIBILITY, GENDER, AND THE CAREERS OF WOMEN FACULTY IN AN INDIAN UNIVERSITY. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 38(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8701
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