Women in Science

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ANNA WAHL SE

Indek, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm

Monday, 7 September, 18:30 - 19:45 Hall 1

Gender perspectives on academic organisations

Organisations are gendered in many ways, and this has an impact on the conditions for men and women in their daily work and in their careers. Academic organisations are no exception to this. The gendered conditions in universities and research institutions do not only have an effect on numbers, but also on the ideals, norms and expectations that women and men in science meet. Perceptions of gender create organisational structures. Values and norms about gender are embedded in organisational culture. The presentation includes theories on gender and organisation, and examples from empirical research on work for change to increase gender equality in science and academic organisations.

Biography

Anna Wahl Professor (Chair) Gender, Organisation and Management at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, since 2008. Guest-professor at Tema Genus, Linköping University (2012-2014) and Department of Business Administration, Karlstad University (2004-2005). Current research interests are the gendering of management in different contexts, work for change and the impact of gender equality in organisations. Recent publications include articles in Leadership through the Gender Lens, (2010) Husu, Hearn, Lämsä and Vanhala (eds.), On the Shoulders of Giants (2011), Jenssen and Wilson (eds.), Gendering management. In Sandberg, Åke (ed.) Nordic lights. Work, management and welfare in Scandinavia. Stockholm: SNS förlag (2013) and NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research (Male managers challenging and reinforcing the male norm in management, 2014).