“The question is not why I don’t work in a maths department; the question is why should I?” Women mathematicians’ experiences of power relations and gender symbols during their PhD

“The question is not why I don’t work in a maths department; the question is why should I?” Women mathematicians’ experiences of power relations and gender symbols during their PhD

ABSTRACTThis paper aims to investigate the reasons some female mathematicians give to justify their choice to not work in academia after finishing their doctoral studies. Nine female mathematicians who finished a PhD in Sweden answered a written questionnaire. Through collective narrative analysis,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lovisa Sumpter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-10-01
Series:Education Inquiry
Subjects:
Gender
higher education
PhD
women mathematicians
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20004508.2022.2047445

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