Presentations


  • „Family-Friendly University Policies and Practices: Germany and the United States in Comparison.“ 2012 Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Conference, New York City, June 14-16, 2012.
  • „Stories from the Last Bastion”: Women professors at the most male-dominated German university describe the structure and culture as they see it. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, New York, February 23-26, 2012.
  • „Inclusiveness in Human Resource Management: What’s the Win?“ Center for Leadership and Behavior in Organizations Scientific Conference, Frankfurt, June 25, 2011.
  • „The Relevance of Place for Styles of Community Involvement.“ Community, Work and Family IV International Conference, Tampere, Finland, May 19-21, 2011.
  • „Distance-Bridging between Work and Life in Cross-National Comparative Context.“ Work-Life: Cross-national Conversations Context theorizing in work-life research, International Study Day, Paris, France, May 17, 2011.
  • „Job-related spatial mobility: consequences for health & housework in partnerships, comparing Poland and Germany.“ Invited Talk at BiB, Wiesbaden, Germany, February 17, 2011.
  • „Ein Einblick in das Wissenschaftssystem. Ist die Evaluation von beruflicher Qualität und Leistung vorurteilsfrei für Männer und Frauen?“ (A look into the practice of science: is there gender bias in the evaluation of performance?) With the GoBIT Team. RWTH Aachen University, Aachen. 10. February 2011.
  • „Context, Assumptions, and Bias: How prejudices creep into the ‘fair’ evaluation of scientific productivity and quality – excerpts from a sensibility training program at RWTH Aachen University.“ With Nils Matzner & Ulrich Bongartz. OPERA Gender+ Training: Community of Practice Conference. Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. 3-4. February 2011.
  • “Inequality in Science? Gendered Resource Allocation at RWTH Aachen University.” With Michaela Jüttemann and Julia Hahmann. 2nd ‘Equal is not Enough’ Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, 1.-3. December 2010.
  • “Leadership and Health: evidence from a gender perspective.” With Lena Hünefeld. Symposium on Gender medicine interdisziplinär: Von der Soziologie zur Neurobiologie. DGPPN Conference (German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy), Berlin, Germany, 24.-27. November 2010.
  • “Gender Segregation in Scientific Leadership: Professorship Placements at RWTH Aachen University and in Germany.” With Michaela Jüttemann. Conference “Beyond the leaky pipeline”, Brussels, Belgium, 19.-20. October 2010.
  • “The patterns of job-related spatial mobility within family life stages for German and Polish men and women.” With Celina Proch and Lena Hünefeld. Fifth ESFR Congress, Milan, Italy, 29. September – 02. October 2010.
  • “Job-related spatial mobility as part of the couples’ division of labor? Comparing Poland and Germany. With Celina Proch and Lena Hünefeld. Fifth ESFR Congress, Milan, Italy, 29. September – 02. October 2010.
  • “Gender Inequality in Academia: Resource Allocation at RWTH Aachen University.” Mit Julia Hahmann. Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Keele, England, 21.-23. June 2010.
  • “Gendered composition and gendered practice of university search committees: No gender-equality without selective political action? Case Study of RWTH Aachen University.” With Michaela Jüttemann. Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Keele, England, 21.-23. June 2010.
  • “Gender and Acceptance as integral elements of the development and extension of innovations. Using the mobile communication system as an example.” With Nadine Witt. “Gender, Work and Organization,” Keele, England, 21.-23. June 2010.
  • “Abstufungen der Zugehörigkeit: Fortschreiten von Frauen in hohen akademischen Laufbahnen an der RWTH.” (Levels of Belonging: Advancement of women in higher academic careers at RWTH Aachen University). Talk at the event “100 Jahre Frauenstudium an der RWTH Aachen.” 20. November 2009, Aachen, Germany.
  • “She gets less: gender differences in resource allocation to new professors at RWTH Aachen University.” With Julia Hahmann. International Conference on „Going Diverse: Innovative Answers to Future Challenges – International Conference on Gender and Diversity in Science, Technology and Business.” 29.-30. October 2009. Aachen, Germany.
  • “Berufsbedingte räumliche Mobilität im europäischen Kontext. Deutschland und Frankreich im Vergleich.” (Job-related spatial mobility in the European Context: Germany and France in Comparison). With Beate Collet. Intercultural Conference on „1. Unbekannter Frankreich? Interkulturelle Kompetenz im bilateralen Austausch.” 14. October 2009. Aachen, Germany.
  • “Explaining gender inequalities in organizations: Where does the inequality creep in? Comparing chances of obtaining a professorship, from application to top-list-management at RWTH Aachen University.” With Julia Hahmann. International Conference on “Gender and Diversity in Organizations.” 15. January 2009. Paris, France.
  • “Ein Blick auf die wesentlichen Hindernisse für den Zugang und den Erfolg von Frauen in Wissenschaft und Technik” (A view of the main obstacles for women’s access and success in science and technology). Conference Kompetenzzentrum Technik-Diversity-Chancengleichheit about: “Exzellente Kooperation von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft für den weiblichen Fachkräftenachwuchs“ (Excellent cooperation of science and business for women coming up in careers) 5. December 2008. Aachen, Germany.
  • “Age Stratification, and Gender roles in the fertility crises of Germany and Japan in Comparison” With Alexander Röhler. Talk at the international symposium of the DJI (Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien) “Fertility and Social Stratification – Germany and Japan in Comparison.” 6.-7. November 2008. Tokyo, Japan.
  • “Warum verzichten wir auf 40% unserer Kreativen?” (Why do we cheat ourselves of 40% of our creative talents?) Invited Presentation for Conference: “Zukunft Ingenieurwissenschaften, Zukunft Deutschland. 4ING – Fakultätentage der Ingenieurwissenschaften und der Informatik an Universitäten. ” 14. July 2008. Aachen, Germany.
  • “Integration von Frauen- und Männerforschung in der Familienforschung.” (Integration of Research about Men and Women in Family Research). Invited Presentation for Conference: “3. Europäischer Fachkongress für Familienforschung: Vielfalt der europäischen Familie.” (Third European Congress for Family Research: Diversity of the European Family). 12.-14. June 2008. Vienna, Austria.
  • “Wie Frauen und Männer gemacht werden.” (How Men and Women are Made). 33. Westdeutsche Psychotherapieseminar Aachen about: „Frauen und Männer im Spannungsfeld zwischen Biologie und Gesellschaft.” (Women and Men in the tension between biology and society) 15.-17. February 2008. Aachen, Germany.
  • “Perspectives on Women’s Careers.” Meeting of women in leadership at the University Clinic in Aachen. 15 January 2008. Aachen, Germany.
  • “Lebensverläufe im Zeitalter der Transnationalisierung: Women’s Careers under Globalization. Evidence from a 13-country comparison.” 24. October 2007. Cologne, Germany.
  • “Versorgen oder Fürsorgen? Vorstellungen der Deutschen von den Aufgaben eines guten Vaters (Providing or Caring? Germans’ Expectations of a Good Father’s Duties).” With Nina Baur. International Conference at the University of Hannover in Cooperation with Deutsches Jugendinstitut (DJI) „Mütter/Väter. Elternschaft zwischen medialen Inszenierungen und alltäglichen Praxen”, 4.-6. October 2007. Hannover, Germany.
  • “Globalization’s Implications for Gender Relations.” TransEurope und ECSR Conference  “Globalization, Social Inequality and the Life Course,” 1.-2. September 2007. Groningen, Netherlands.
  • “Globalization, Life Course Inequality, and the Role of Institutional Filters – A conceptual framework.” With Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Melinda Mills, Dirk Hofäcker & Sandra Buchholz. TransEurope und ECSR Conference “Globalization, Social Inequality and the Life Course,” 1.-2. September 2007. Groningen, Netherlands
  • “Some like them hot: How Germans construct male attractiveness.” With Nina Baur. American Sociological Association Meetings. 11.-14. August 2007. New York, USA.
  • “Spatial Job Mobility in Europe: Who is Highly Mobile, and Why?” With Detlev Lück. American Sociological Association Meetings. 11.-14. August 2007. New York, USA.
  • “Are women in Eastern Europe and Western Europe experiencing dramatically different effects of globalization? Evidence from a 13-country comparison.” With Hans-Peter Blossfeld. 2007 Spring Meeting of RC-28 concerning “Social Inequality and Mobility in the Process of Social Transformation,” 24.-27. May 2007. Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Invited Presentation/Teaching Workshop: “Life course pathways and their long-term consequences: concepts, models, and methods.” Doctoral School of Sociology (l’ecole doctorale de sociologie) and Doctoral School of Life Course Studies (l’ecole doctorale des parcours de vie). 18.-19. January 2007. Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Invited Presentation: “Employment Careers of Women in an Era of Rising Uncertainty: A 13-country comparison.” 16. November 2006. RWTH-Aachen, Germany.
  • “Eastern Europe and Western Europe under Globalization.” DAAD-Conference “Transformation of Social Inequalities and Welfare Development in Central and Eastern Europe.” 21.-23. September 2006. State University of St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • “Comparing the Meaning of Fatherhood in Germany and the United States.” American Sociological Association Meetings.  11.–14. August 2006. Montreal, Canada.
  • Invited Teaching Workshop: “Teaching about the Life Course: Incorporating Place with Time, including International Comparison.” American Sociological Association Meetings. 11.–14. August 2006. Montreal, Canada.
  • Invited Presentation: “Position of Women in the Labor Market in the US,” Policy Workshop “Family and Social Policy in Germany and the U.S.” Humboldt Institution on Transatlantic Issues (HITI). 25.–26. June 2006. Berlin, Germany. (www.transatlantic-issues.org)
  • “Berufliche Karrieren von Frauen unter Flexibilisierungsbedingungen,” (Job careers of women under conditions of rising flexibility in the labor market) Symposium on „Flexibilisierung – Folgen für Familie und Sozialstruktur.” 12.–13. May 2006. Zurich, Switzerland.
  • “Late career transitions among men and women in the United States,” Research Committee on Population and Demography (RC–41) Conference. 15.–16. September 2005. Sliema, Malta.
  • “Teaching about International Comparative Research,” American Sociological Association Meetings. August 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • “Changing Gender Relations in the ‘New Economies’ of Germany and the US: Comparing Women’s Work and Family Careers.” The 37th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, 5.–9. July 2005. Stockholm, Sweden.
  • “Women’s Careers under Globalization: a 14–Country International Comparison.” The 37th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, 5.–9. July 2005. Stockholm, Sweden.
  • “Mobility in the USA.” ifb (State Institute for Family Research at the University of Bamberg) Symposium, 20. November 2004. Bamberg, Germany.
  • “Fertilität in den USA.” (Fertility in the U.S.A.) Demography Symposium of the  ifb (State Institute for Family Research at the University of Bamberg) and AGF Bayern, 16. October 2004. Nuremberg, Germany.
  • “Case Study United States: Men and Women in Retirement.” ISA Sociology of Aging Conference University of Surrey, 7.–9. September 2004. Roehampton, UK.
  • Invited Presentation: “Sozialstruktur und weibliche Berufskarrieren im Zeichen der Globalisierung: Drei methodologische Ebenen des internationalen Vergleichs.” 4. February 2005. University of Tübingen, Germany.
  • “Introduction to Life Courses in the Globalization Process: The International Comparative Globalife Project.” 99th Annual American Sociological Association Meetings. 14.–17. August 2004. San Francisco, USA.
  • “Youth’s Transition to Adulthood: The Losers of Globalization.” 99th Annual American Sociological Association Meetings. 14.–17. August 2004. San Francisco, USA.
  • “Women’s Employment in an Era of Globalization: the U.S. Case.” Invited Lecture for the GSSS Faculty Workshop, 12. May 2004, University of Bremen, Germany.
  • “Retirement in the United States: Differences by Gender and Age Cohort.” With David Warner. Fourth Annual GLOBALIFE Workshop. 19.–20. March 2004. Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany.
  • “The Policy Implications of International Differences in Attitudes about Women’s Roles in the Family and Workplace over Time.” With Detlev Lück. Eastern Sociological Association. 19.–22. February 2004. New York, USA.
  • “Is Education the Same Kind of Ticket to Upward Job Mobility for Women in the Czech Republic and the United States?” With Dana Hamplová. International Sociological Association Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (RC28), Treffen zu Bildung und Sozialer Ungleichheit, 22.–24. August 2003. New York, USA.
  • “Changing Female Careers? Implications of Globalization Processes and Country–Specific Institutions for Women’s Labor Force Participation in West Germany Compared to the U.S.” With Daniela Grunow. EURESCO Conference on the Second Demographic Transition in Europe. 19.–24. June 2003. Spa, Belgium
  • “Women’s Labor Force Participation in the United States, 1968–2000.” Third Annual GLOBALIFE Workshop. 21.–22. March 2003. Bamberg, Germany.
  • “Working at Home, at Work, and From the Road: Dual-Earner Couples’ Commuting Types as Family Adaptive (or Family-Reflective) Strategies.” Business and Professional Women Academic Conference. 28. February –1. March 2003. Orlando, USA.
  • “Use of, and Access to, Places and Spaces as Allocation Processes with Implications for Race, Class, and Gender Inequality over the Life Course.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. August 2002. Chicago, USA.
  • “Gender and Retirement in Life Course Perspective.” 16. April 2002. University of Bielefeld, Germany.
  • “Dual Earner Couples: Commuting in their Community Context.” Business and Professional Women/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Conference: “Persons, Processes, and Places: Research on Families, Workplaces, and Communities.” 7.–9. February 2002. San Francisco, USA.
  • “What Predicts Dual-Earner Couples’ Commutes to Work? Evidence from Urban Upstate New York.” Invited Presentation Rice University, 2. November 2001. Houston, USA.
  • “Work, Family, and Community Predictors of Couples’ Commuting Patterns.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. 18.–21. August 2001. Anaheim, USA.
  • “Life Course Perspectives on Couple-Level Data.” Research Committee on the Life Course Roundtable, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. 18.–21. August 2001. Anaheim, USA.
  • “A talk on retirement expectations to Schuyler County’s Cooperative Extension Program,” 26. March 2001. Montour Falls, NY, USA.
  • “Work Hours and Community Involvement of Dual-Earner Couples: Building Social Capital or Competing for Time?” American Sociological Association Meetings. 12.–16. August 2000. Washington, D.C, USA.
  • “Sunday Morning Rush Hour: Dual-Earner Couples’ Religious Involvement.” BPW/Center for Working Families at the University of California, Berkeley/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Conference, “Work and Family: Expanding the Horizons.” 3.–4. March 2000. San Francisco, USA.
  • “Couples, Commuting, and Community.” Research Committee on the Life Course Roundtable, American Sociological Association Meetings. 10. August 1999. Chicago, USA.
  • “The Religious and Community Involvement of Dual-Earner Couples: Is there a ‘Time Bind’?” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. August 1999. Chicago, USA.
  • “Communities and Commuting Among Dual-Earner Couples.” Sloan Network Conference. 5.–7. May 1999. Chicago, USA.
  • “How Changes in Work and Family Affect Dual-Earner Families’ Community Involvement.” BPW Conference “Work and Family: Today’s Realities and Tomorrow’s Visions,” 6.–7. November 1998. Boston, USA.
  • “Life Course Pathways between Couples’ Gender Role Ideology and Marital Quality in Retirement.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. August 1998. San Francisco, USA.
  • “Long Term Employment and Marital Quality of Retirees.” International Symposium “Restructuring Work and the Life Course.” 7. May 1998. Toronto, Canada.
  • “His and Her Retirement and Marital Quality.” New York State Society on Aging Annual Conference, 22. October 1997. Albany, USA.
  • “Marital Quality and the Retirement Transition: Does Couple Congruence Matter?” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 9. August 1997. Toronto, Canada.
  • “Belief and Action, Family and Work Roles, and Marital Quality in Late Mid-Life.” National Conference on the “Duality of Work and Family Roles,” sponsored by the Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, 16. July 1997. Louisville, USA.


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