Dynamics of the gender structure of teaching staff in modern Russia

The subject of the article is the dynamics of the gender structure of university staff in modern Russia. The purpose of the article is to reveal the changes that have occurred in the gender structure of university teachers over the past 20 years. Research methods include the analysis of statistical...

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Autores principales: Brushkova Lyudmila Alekseevna, Vladimirov Ivan Andreevich, Shermukhamedova Niginakhon Arslanovna
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ec7ec3180de14fdba93192e918b81c7a2021-12-02T17:15:50ZDynamics of the gender structure of teaching staff in modern Russia2261-242410.1051/shsconf/202112502001https://doaj.org/article/ec7ec3180de14fdba93192e918b81c7a2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/36/shsconf_tlm2021_02001.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2261-2424The subject of the article is the dynamics of the gender structure of university staff in modern Russia. The purpose of the article is to reveal the changes that have occurred in the gender structure of university teachers over the past 20 years. Research methods include the analysis of statistical and sociological data, cross-tabulation and calculation of the feminization index. The authors note that over the twenty-year period, the feminization of Russian universities has intensified. It captures increasingly higher levels of the university job hierarchy, which is manifested in an increase in the number of women in the positions of associate professors, professors, heads of departments, vice-rectors, etc. The significant predominance of women in the positions of assistants, teachers and senior teachers is the basis for the further feminization of university staff in Russia. The analysis of the gender structure of postgraduate and doctoral students shows that women lag behind men only in the youngest age categories of postgraduate students (up to 27 years old) and doctoral students (up to 39 years old) and the oldest category of doctoral students (over 60 years old). This is explained by the fact that at these ages, women are likely to perform their reproductive and educational functions. Women dominate in all other age cohorts of postgraduate and doctoral students. The authors conclude that, despite the existing manifestations of discrimination against women in higher education (gender pay gap, low representation of women at the highest level of university administration, the glass ceiling effect in promoting women up the career ladder, etc.) In general, women are making progress in higher education, making the industry increasingly feminized.Brushkova Lyudmila AlekseevnaVladimirov Ivan AndreevichShermukhamedova Niginakhon ArslanovnaEDP Sciencesarticlegenderemploymenteducationuniversitiesfeminizationteachersdiscriminationrussian societySocial SciencesHENFRSHS Web of Conferences, Vol 125, p 02001 (2021)
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topic gender
employment
education
universities
feminization
teachers
discrimination
russian society
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spellingShingle gender
employment
education
universities
feminization
teachers
discrimination
russian society
Social Sciences
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Brushkova Lyudmila Alekseevna
Vladimirov Ivan Andreevich
Shermukhamedova Niginakhon Arslanovna
Dynamics of the gender structure of teaching staff in modern Russia
description The subject of the article is the dynamics of the gender structure of university staff in modern Russia. The purpose of the article is to reveal the changes that have occurred in the gender structure of university teachers over the past 20 years. Research methods include the analysis of statistical and sociological data, cross-tabulation and calculation of the feminization index. The authors note that over the twenty-year period, the feminization of Russian universities has intensified. It captures increasingly higher levels of the university job hierarchy, which is manifested in an increase in the number of women in the positions of associate professors, professors, heads of departments, vice-rectors, etc. The significant predominance of women in the positions of assistants, teachers and senior teachers is the basis for the further feminization of university staff in Russia. The analysis of the gender structure of postgraduate and doctoral students shows that women lag behind men only in the youngest age categories of postgraduate students (up to 27 years old) and doctoral students (up to 39 years old) and the oldest category of doctoral students (over 60 years old). This is explained by the fact that at these ages, women are likely to perform their reproductive and educational functions. Women dominate in all other age cohorts of postgraduate and doctoral students. The authors conclude that, despite the existing manifestations of discrimination against women in higher education (gender pay gap, low representation of women at the highest level of university administration, the glass ceiling effect in promoting women up the career ladder, etc.) In general, women are making progress in higher education, making the industry increasingly feminized.
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author Brushkova Lyudmila Alekseevna
Vladimirov Ivan Andreevich
Shermukhamedova Niginakhon Arslanovna
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