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Gender Equality in Academia – from Knowledge to Change by Øystein Gullvåg Holter; Lotta Snickare; Eva Amundsdotter; Ylva Elvin-Nowak; Greta Gober; Knut Liestøl is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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What is the state of gender equality in science and technology? Gender Equality in Academia - from Knowledge to Change presents the results of a comprehensive research project and program of initiatives at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Researchers have examined gender equality within the department, looking at reasons for imbalance, and at what occurs when measures to promote equality are implemented. The book opens with an in-depth study of careers, gender issues and gender balance within academia. The study, based on questionnaires, interviews and follow-up evaluation, provides a new and updated understanding of the daily lives of academics in Norway. Among the topics covered are perceptions of equality and gender balance, effects of male dominance, sexual harassment, gender with respect to publishing, and the relationship between gender and diversity. In addition to presenting new empirical data, the book is also an innovative contribution to theoretical development within gender equality research. In the second part of the book, the authors present three working models that elucidate current mechanisms recreating gender imbalance, and cha

Who reads Gender Equality in Academia – from Knowledge to Change?

Author

Øystein Gullvåg Holter; Lotta Snickare; Eva Amundsdotter; Ylva Elvin-Nowak; Greta Gober; Knut Liestøl

Publisher

Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing)

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9788202793135

Category

nonfiction