Art-Teaching-Life Balance for Women Professors at FAD in Timișoara
Art-Teaching-Life Balance for Women Professors at FAD in Timișoara

Summary/Abstract: The Faculty of Arts and Design from Timișoara is the youngest Romanian academic art education institution and the least affected by employment gender inequality. This situation could be explained by the fact that the faculty from Timișoara was established in 1990, after the fall of the Communist regime, and the teaching staff gradually increased in the last 30 years, integrating more and more women professors. This article traces how female artist professors contributed with alternative teaching methods at the Faculty of Arts and Design from Timișoara by developing strategies adapted to the needs of students and getting involved in the management structures. We also looked at aspects such as emotional involvement in the relationship with students, empathy, and a motherly kind of care, beyond the strict professional requirement. Furthermore, in the case of women artists who are also mothers, we analyzed how maternity influenced their academic careers and artistic creations.The starting premise has been that it is not very easy to maintain a balance between private life, household duties, teaching and managerial careers, and that of an artist. We compared the results that motherhood brought to both academic and artistic careers. Each case presents its particularities and contributes to an in-depth understanding of the specific social context of a country in Eastern Europe, where aspects related to work, career, liberal professions, and motherhood are not the most favorable.

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