Being Polish scientists and women – between glorious past and difficult present: The ‘reverse dynamic of equality construction’

This paper focuses on the dynamics that animate the situation of women inside academia and the social world of science. Based on a long-term ethnographic study we chose specific cases (scientists educated in Poland) to illustrate the complexity of the career-making process in the 21st century. In th...

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Published in:European educational research journal EERJ 2017-05, Vol.16 (2-3), p.141-165
Main Authors: Wagner, Izabela, Finkielsztein, Mariusz, Czarnacka, Agata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biographies
Career Choice
Career Development
Democracy
Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Ethnography
Family Work Relationship
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Global Approach
History
Interviews
Observation
Occupational Mobility
Politics
Science Careers
Scientists
Sex Stereotypes
Social Change
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Summary:This paper focuses on the dynamics that animate the situation of women inside academia and the social world of science. Based on a long-term ethnographic study we chose specific cases (scientists educated in Poland) to illustrate the complexity of the career-making process in the 21st century. In this country, in a social and professional environment that has belonged to the European Union for 12 years, we observed several particularities. In order to demonstrate the process of ‘reverse dynamic of equality construction’ we adapted a longue durée perspective. Our article shows how so-called ‘democratization’ dynamics (after the political changes of 1989) influenced the professional trajectories of women in Poland. The data suggest a progressive deterioration of the situation for Polish female scientists – a process that is ignored by the majority of Polish scholars.
ISSN:1474-9041
1474-9041
DOI:10.1177/1474904116688023