When we’re not working, are we still working? That is to say, is paid work the only work there is? Of course not. Unpaid work — in the form of caregiving, kinkeeping, and maintaining home, body, and relationships – is essential for life. These tasks tend to be invisible until they come in conflict with …
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Baden-Württemberg Science Ministry wants science and parenthood to fit together better
The State Ministry for Science, Research, and Art in Baden-Württemberg organized a conference on April 11, 2011 in Stuttgart to discuss strategies for combining science and parenthood. Ministerial-director Klaus Tappeser opened the session. I gave two keynote presentations in the morning, one on how Americans combine Family and Career, and the other entitled “Women in …
The Leaky Pipeline
n a pipe, water has to pass through one part before it reaches another part. Similarly, in careers, a person has to pass one point before he or she can go to the next stage. The stages of a career are often described as a pipeline. A person must be a student before he or …
GoBIT’s Successful Presentation, Great Questions from Audience
On February 10, 2011, GoBIT (Gender-orientiertes Berufungs-Informations-Team) presented a one-hour interactive lecture at RWTH Aachen University to an audience of about 100 people. I opened the evening talk by playing the harp, then asking the audience if they were surprised that a professor played harp — they were. I said that often talents are hidden, …
Should Germany have a Quota for women in leadership, and if so, which?
oday in the news, the difference of opinion between the Work-Minister von der Leyen and the Family-Minister Schroeder has been highlighted repeatedly. The debate is about whether or not Germany, as a nation, should set a minimum percent of women in the leadership of the companies based here, and if so, what form it should …
Featured Project! Determinants of Gender-Segregation at Universities
German universities are actively implementing many measures to try to create more gender equality (Germany is one of the lowest-ranked university systems in the world when it comes to the equal employment of men and women). The concentration of women in some fields, and men in other fields, should change so that there’s a better …
Contradiction within EU Goals
lthough there are many priorities within the European Union, five key areas are interregional and cross-border mobility, gender equality, social cohesion, fertility, and environmental protection. One central area that the EU sets as a high priority is cross-border trade and a mobile labour market. The introduction of the Euro and the removal of many political …
