Here is the final installment of the talk I gave on January 9, 2013 as the keynote for the “Meet the Female Faculty” Event at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. The Equal Opportunities Office and the Internal Continuing Education Office at Bochum team up to offer a special program for women scientists to meet each other …
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The uniqueness of the German academic system: My insider and outsider perspective, Part IV: The apprenticeship
On January 9, 2013, I gave the keynote talk at the “Meet the Female Faculty” Event at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. The Equal Opportunities Office and the Internal Continuing Education Office at Bochum team up to offer a special program for women scientists to meet each other and talk about their careers. I’ll present the …
The uniqueness of the German academic system: my insider and outsider perspective, Part III — The Priesthood
On January 9, 2013, I gave the keynote talk at the “Meet the Female Faculty” Event at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. The Equal Opportunities Office and the Internal Continuing Education Office at Bochum team up to offer a special program for women scientists to meet each other and talk about their careers. I’ll present the …
The uniqueness of the German academic system: my insider and outsider perspective, Part II
On January 9, 2013, I gave the keynote talk at the “Meet the Female Faculty” Event at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. The Equal Opportunities Office and the Internal Continuing Education Office at Bochum team up to offer a special program for women scientists to meet each other and talk about their careers. I’ll present the …
The uniqueness of the German academic system: my insider and outsider perspective, Part I
On January 9, 2013, I gave the keynote talk at the “Meet the Female Faculty” Event at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. The Equal Opportunities Office and the Internal Continuing Education Office at Bochum team up to offer a special program for women scientists to meet each other and talk about their careers. I’ll present the …
Are we taken at face value at work? Or is something else going on?
Reflect for a moment: Are you where you want to be in your work life? Do you have the feeling that you’re not taken at face value, that you’re not coming across as you are? Do you have ideas about why that’s happening? Do you have solutions for yourself? The Organization “Women in Business” at …
Why Marissa Mayer leads Yahoo – in the USA, not in Germany. A radio interview
This evening on the radio station NDR there’s going to be a report on women in leadership. Today, Marissa Mayer was announced to be the new head of Yahoo. Other American firms also have women at the helm: Hewlett Packard, Facebook, to name a few in the same high-tech industry. But in Germany, we’re behind …
Transnational Mobility: who in Europe is most willing to move across borders for work?
Who are those people who hop countries, working in many places over their careers? My team – Celina Proch and Lena Hünefeld – presented our recent research on this question at a conference on International Mobility in Bielefeld in May. We will be looking for a publication outlet, so I can’t give too much away …
Glass ceiling, labyrinth, or just a question of time? Women in leadership in Germany and the USA
Why are so few women in leadership positions? Is it because of a glass ceiling, a labyrinth, or is it just a matter of time until women reach the top? In the speaker series “Women and Leadership,” cohosted by the German-American Center and the Division for individual Equal Opportunities of the State Capital in Stuttgart, …
Effective solutions to make universities in Germany more family-friendly
The theme of family friendliness is hot. Somewhere along the line, western contemporary societies started recognizing the twin facts that (a) a lot of talent is in women, and (b) not every person lives within the constellation of a well-paid male breadwinner and stay-at-home female who cares for life’s details and next generation. In fact, …
