International Relations in the Czech Republic: Where Have All the Women Gone?
In this article, we strive to explore what are some of the causes of the scarcity of women researchers in Czech international relations in comparison to the representation of women students in the field. To answer this question, we analysed a set of semi-structured interviews with international rela...
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Institute of International Relations Prague
2019-06-01
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| author | Nyklová, Blanka Cidlinská, Kateřina Fárová, Nina |
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| description | In this article, we strive to explore what are some of the causes of the scarcity of women researchers in Czech international relations in comparison to the representation of women students in the field. To answer this question, we analysed a set of semi-structured interviews with international relations students and accessible syllabi using the conceptual framework of Sandra Harding´ s gendered universe, which differentiates between the operations of gender on the individual, structural and symbolic level. We identified some gendered barriers that might be blocking women researchers´ access to the field. On this basis we suggest that the lack of women researchers in the field parallels the situation in other social sciences and humanities disciplines, but the situation in international relations is further exacerbated by the local circumstances of the foundation of the discipline, which shaped it as a predominantly masculine field with a specific gender-blind version of doing research and academic careers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b558f80225d3480eba52fa6e3b4753312023-01-02T23:12:51ZengInstitute of International Relations PragueCzech Journal of International Relations0323-18442570-94292019-06-01542523International Relations in the Czech Republic: Where Have All the Women Gone?Nyklová, Blanka0Cidlinská, Kateřina1Fárová, Nina2authorauthorauthorIn this article, we strive to explore what are some of the causes of the scarcity of women researchers in Czech international relations in comparison to the representation of women students in the field. To answer this question, we analysed a set of semi-structured interviews with international relations students and accessible syllabi using the conceptual framework of Sandra Harding´ s gendered universe, which differentiates between the operations of gender on the individual, structural and symbolic level. We identified some gendered barriers that might be blocking women researchers´ access to the field. On this basis we suggest that the lack of women researchers in the field parallels the situation in other social sciences and humanities disciplines, but the situation in international relations is further exacerbated by the local circumstances of the foundation of the discipline, which shaped it as a predominantly masculine field with a specific gender-blind version of doing research and academic careers.https://mv.iir.cz/article/view/1616/1500international relationsworking/study environmentresearch fieldacademic careergenderwomen researchersCzech Republic |
| spellingShingle | Nyklová, Blanka Cidlinská, Kateřina Fárová, Nina International Relations in the Czech Republic: Where Have All the Women Gone? Czech Journal of International Relations international relations working/study environment research field academic career gender women researchers Czech Republic |
| title | International Relations in the Czech Republic: Where Have All the Women Gone? |
| title_full | International Relations in the Czech Republic: Where Have All the Women Gone? |
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| title_short | International Relations in the Czech Republic: Where Have All the Women Gone? |
| title_sort | international relations in the czech republic where have all the women gone |
| topic | international relations working/study environment research field academic career gender women researchers Czech Republic |
| url | https://mv.iir.cz/article/view/1616/1500 |
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