New managerialism in the academy: Gender bias and precarity
In the era of global competition, academic institutions are increasingly being managed as efficient organizations where early career academics are the most vulnerable group in the academic hierarchy. We use gender budgeting to deconstruct the financial and managerial processes and procedures in a se...
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crwiley:10.1111/gwao.12286 2024-10-06T13:49:59+00:00 New managerialism in the academy: Gender bias and precarity Steinþórsdóttir, Finnborg S. Brorsen Smidt, Thomas Pétursdóttir, Gyða M. Einarsdóttir, Þorgerður Le Feuvre, Nicky 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12286 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgwao.12286 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gwao.12286 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Gender, Work & Organization volume 26, issue 2, page 124-139 ISSN 0968-6673 1468-0432 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12286 2024-09-17T04:50:12Z In the era of global competition, academic institutions are increasingly being managed as efficient organizations where early career academics are the most vulnerable group in the academic hierarchy. We use gender budgeting to deconstruct the financial and managerial processes and procedures in a selected academic institution in Iceland. Drawing on multiple data collection methods, we argue that new managerialism enhances the precarious position of early career academics, especially women and those in the more feminized fields. Furthermore, we show that the system's bias in favour of so‐called hard science generates gendered consequences for early career academics. We demonstrate this structural gender bias in each of the first three stages of an academic career: PhD, postdoc and other temporary positions, and assistant professorship. By highlighting the gendered consequences of new managerialism, we want to direct attention to the need to include a gender perspective in the budgeting and all the decision‐making processes in academic institutions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Gender, Work & Organization 26 2 124 139 |
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In the era of global competition, academic institutions are increasingly being managed as efficient organizations where early career academics are the most vulnerable group in the academic hierarchy. We use gender budgeting to deconstruct the financial and managerial processes and procedures in a selected academic institution in Iceland. Drawing on multiple data collection methods, we argue that new managerialism enhances the precarious position of early career academics, especially women and those in the more feminized fields. Furthermore, we show that the system's bias in favour of so‐called hard science generates gendered consequences for early career academics. We demonstrate this structural gender bias in each of the first three stages of an academic career: PhD, postdoc and other temporary positions, and assistant professorship. By highlighting the gendered consequences of new managerialism, we want to direct attention to the need to include a gender perspective in the budgeting and all the decision‐making processes in academic institutions. |
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