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Pipelines and Problematizations: The Restricted Number of Women in Danish Academia

This study explores challenges faced by women in Danish academia, highlighting structural barriers, recruitment issues, and gender hierarchy. Policy recommendations and implications are discussed.

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Pipelines and Problematizations: The Restricted Number of Women in Danish Academia

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  1. Pipelines and Problematizations: The Restricted Number of Women in Danish Academia Anette Borchorst Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  2. Outline • The pipe line perspective on Danish Academia • Leaking pipelines at Aalborg University • Policy recommendations and (lacking) problematizations Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  3. The pipe line perspective • Focus on recruitment and barriers to women in the academic career system • Questions the time lag explanation of incremental emerging gender balance • Challenges a focus on individual behaviour, more attention to structural explanations Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  4. Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  5. The leaking pipeline perspective at AAU Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  6. Aalborg University (1974) • 14.185 enrolled students (46. pct. ♀) • 1274 faculty (2007): 313 PhD students (30 pct. ♀) 168 Assistant professors (26. pct. ♀) 411 Associate professors (20 pct. ♀) 127 Professors (9 pct. ♀) • Around 70 percent of all scientific positions in enginering and science Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  7. Gender quality initiatives at AAU • 2006, Gender Equality Committee • Development contract 2006-2008: 7→14 female professors • Development contract 2008-2010: 9→14 female professors • University board December 2007: high priority to gender equality • Resources for a quantitative and a qualitative investigation Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  8. Proportions of positions with one applicant Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  9. Proportions of positions with female applicants Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  10. Hiring processes • There is only direct competiton between the genders in about 10 percent of the positions • In over half of the positions, there was only one male qualified applicant • When there is competition about the positions, the female applicants are not assessed qualified to the same extent as the male Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  11. Experiences with a scientific career Positive aspects • The options for reflection and concentration • You can decide for yourself on the topics, you want to concentrate on • Flexivility Problems: • Working environment is highly competive • Uncertain career perspectives • Work-life balance Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  12. Conclusions • It has been possible to recruit women for many years at AAU • The gender imbalance is not due to time lag problems • There is a clear gender hierarchy at all the faculties • There is a leaking pipelin, the system leaks women thoruout the whole pipe line • Women have to compete for positions much more than men • Parents of small children experience problems in some work cultures Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  13. Denmark: A forerunner in gender equality?? indexhttp://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2008.pdf Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  14. Women in academia The life of women and men in Europe: A statistical portrait, eurostat 2008 Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  15. Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  16. Gender equality paradoxes Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  17. Gender equality paradoxes Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  18. Number of qualified applicants for professorships, associate professorships and assistant professorships, 2004-2006 Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  19. Literature • Borchorst, Anette, Ruth Emerek, Britt Østergaard Larsen & Dorte Cohr Lützen (2008). Ligestilling ad nye veje, Køn i forskerstillinger på Aalborg Universitet, Ligestillingsudvalget, Aalborg Universitet. • Emerek, Ruth & Britt Østergaard Larsen (2008). Lige veje ind i forskning – Kønnets betydning, Aalborg Universitet, http://www.ligestilling.aau.dk/ligeveje.pdf • Dorte Cohr Lützen (2008). Køn og karriere på Aalborg Uni versitet, Aalborg Universitet, • http://www.ligestilling.aau.dk/koenkarriere.pdf • Henningsen, Inge & Lis Højgård (2002). ”The Leaking Pipeline”. Øjebliksbilleder af kønnede in- og eksklusionsprocesseri Akademia, Arbejdspapir nr. 9, Køn i den akademiske organisation, Københavns Universitet: Institut for Statskundskab. • Udvalget for Ligestilling i Forskning (1998). Ligestilling i forskning, København: Forskningsministeriet. • Videnskabsministeriet, Tænketank om flere kvinder i forskning, VTU 2005. Alle talenter i spil – flere kvinder i forskning. Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  20. Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  21. Proportion of female candidates, AAU 1981-2007 Figur 1. Kvindeandel blandt kandidater 1981-2007 fra AAU’s fakulteter* Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  22. Proportion of female PhD students Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  23. Proportion of women in assistant, associate and full professorships, Faculty of Humanities, AAU Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  24. Proportion of women in assistant, associate and full professorships, Faculty of Social Sciences, AAU Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

  25. Proportion of women in assistant, associate and full professorships, Faculty of Science and engineering, AAU Anette Borchorst, FREIA, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

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