"Szklany sufit" w nauce? Płeć a trajektorie karier akademickich
Glass Ceiling in Science? Gender and the Trajectories of Academic Careers

Summary/Abstract: I discuss the problem of gender inequality on the academic labour market, especially women's access to higher positions in the academic hierarchy, as well as gender-dependent differentiation of scientific careers. I base my paper on a questionnaire research conducted in 2003 on a representative sample of women professors, employed in public colleges in Poland, and a corresponding - with respect to scientific title, age, represented discipline and place of employment - group of men. In my research I attempt to address the following questions: What kinds of barriers are encountered by women following scientific careers? Who are the men and women who were able to attain leading positions in the academic world? And finally, how do the academic labour market, scientific career models and organization culture influence the scientific careers of men and women? An important part of my considerations is the problem of interpreting the observed inequality of the sexes and countering gender discrimination in the context of discussions and reforms undertaken by EU and Western European countries, and the way academic gender inequality is perceived by Polish professors (men and women).

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