Academic standards and gender equality

This paper provides an analysis of gender equality at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana and examines the main results in the broader context of quality in higher education. The Faculty of Arts participated in a project that aimed to develop a gender equality plan for the institution...

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Authors: Kos, Živa, Mažgon, Jasna|||0000-0002-9594-4674, Antić Gaber, Milica
Format: article
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:300689
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/300689
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/educar.1962
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Estàndards acadèmics
Evolució professional
Igualtat de gènere
Academic standards
Career progression
Gender equality
Estándares académicos
Progresión profesional
Igualdad de género
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Summary:This paper provides an analysis of gender equality at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana and examines the main results in the broader context of quality in higher education. The Faculty of Arts participated in a project that aimed to develop a gender equality plan for the institution. Data from different aspects of institutional life were collected and analysed to gain a better insight into institutional equality and its relationship with the existing notion of quality in academia, especially through academic career advancement. The study reveals that more women than men tend to remain at the same academic rank for an extended period, particularly at the assistant professor level, and that they meet more objective and subjective obstacles on their academic path. Although there is an increasing awareness of academic policies and practices that foster equality in higher education, there is still a prevalent and strong perception that equality measures compromise academic standards.