“I justify my resignation on the grounds of my inability to maintain with my assistant’s salary a decent existence, commensurate with my education.”On the salary and working conditions of female assistant professors
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„Resignaci svou odůvodňuji nemožností uhájiti z asistentského platu slušnou, vzdělání mému přiměřenou existenci.“ K platovým a pracovním podmínkám asistentek vysokých škol v Československu v letech 1918–1939
“I justify my resignation on the grounds of my inability to maintain with my assistant’s salary a decent existence, commensurate with my education.”On the salary and working conditions of female assistant professors at universities in Czechoslovakia

Author(s): Dana Musilová
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: Czechoslovakia; 1918–1939; science; universities; women

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with one of the career possibilities for female university graduates in science, which was the position of a university assistant. Dozens of female assistants worked at Czechoslovak universities, mostly in medical, natural science, and technical fields, and became qualified competition for men. The social status of both female and male assistants was precarious and was one of the causes for a relatively high turnover in assistant positions.

  • Issue Year: 14/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 1-10
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech