Artikel
Frauen an ostdeutschen Hochschulen : in den gleichstellungspolitischen Koordinaten vor und nach der "Wende"
Verfasst von:
Burkhardt, Anke
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in:
L' homme
Wien; Köln; Weimar:
2004
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11 - 32 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Burkhardt, Anke; Schlegel, Uta |
| In: | L' homme |
| Jahr: | 2004 |
| Sprache: | Deutsch |
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| For East German women working formed (and still forms) an important part of their lives. Strong orientation towards employment during the DDR period was not only the result of direction by the state or economic constraints but also met individuals' needs. Based on an extensive system of whole-day child care the situation was characterised by high activity rate, a relatively low proportion of part-time employment and a high level of qualification. From the beginning of the 1970s the number of female and male students in higher education was the same. A wide range of measures taken in order to promote women reduced discrimination against them but did not eliminate it. the higher educational system was a classic example of a sex-specific qualificational and occupational pyramid. However the majority felt that women and men in the DDR had enjoyed equality. After the Wall came down female scientists looked forward to the future, whose risks they saw as being outweighed by the opportunities. They attached little importance to gender-equality issues. Equal rights were taken for granted. The renewal of East German higher education system was essentially an adaptation to the West German system. This process led to numerous far-reaching and lasting changes concerning especially number of posts, working conditions, structure of scientific staff, system of postgraduate qualification and pattern of an academic career. Male and female academics have been affected in very different ways, although this was not explicitly reflected in policy or recognised as being an important factor when making decisions. there began an exclusion process that often worked to women's disadvantage. Under the new conditions women find it more difficult to achieve their career objectives in the academic world. They are faced with a rvivial of gender stereotypes. 10 years after it must be concluded that renewal seems to have done little to alter the traditional male domination. | |
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