Senior Female Scholars in Serbia Between Struggle for Recognition and Empowerment Strategies

Petkovska, Sanja (2023) Senior Female Scholars in Serbia Between Struggle for Recognition and Empowerment Strategies. In: Elderly People and Discrimination: Prevention and Reaction. Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research ; Vojvodina Bar Association, Belgrade ; Novi Sad, pp. 559-572. ISBN 978-86-80756-57-8

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Abstract

In this paper, the position of senior female scholars in Serbia is examined. Our goal is to provide an overview of the challenges and differences female scholars are facing on the one hand, while on the other we examine the framework regulating their labour and the possibilities for its improvements in the direction of providing gender neutrality. The analysis is situated in the academic field of studies of higher education (HE) combined with higher education policies and research & development policies analysis. Firstly, the overview of the problem of women’s access to the academic sector has been presented from a historical perspective and perspective of existing research approaches to the problem. Afterwards, we examine the challenges women are facing within the ongoing globalisation trends, the strategic acting from a side of international organistions on the global and European levels, and the local reflection of these developments. Finally, we are proposing a novel approach to the research of the problem of the position of senior female researchers based on the combination of autoethnography and life-cycle studies with empowering policy measures.

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