Gender equality and the Ethics of Care in Academia (3/4)

by Prof. Marieke van den Brink (Radboud University Nijmegen)

Tuesday 11 Jun 2024, 13:15 → 14:15 Europe/Berlin

This presentation explores the concept of an Ethics of Care within the academic setting. Academia and research institutions are often portrayed as fostering a culture marked by 'carelessness,' where competition, individualism, and (gender) inequalities predominate, impacting the well-being of academics. Marieke van den Brink addresses the normalization of carelessness and the undervalued realm of ‘care work’ in academia. She discusses practical approaches to reevaluate this work, exploring strategies like informal sponsorship and self-care, and proposing steps to institutionalize care within academia. These initiatives aim to foster a transformative shift toward a more supportive and inclusive academic landscape.

Marieke van den Brink is Professor of Gender & Diversity at the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Her main research interest focuses on ways how bundles of interacting organization processes produce intersectional inequalities in organizations. She is especially interested in how various gender practices tied in with academic organizing, such as recruitment and selection, recognizing and rewarding and the construction of scientific excellence. She is a member of the Dutch National Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and was elected as member of the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Her work has been published in the Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Organization, Human Relations, Gender, Work & Organization, and Social Science & Medicine.

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