The Role of Parenthood in Shaping PhD Holders' Careers Beyond Academia. A Gender Perspective.

Autor/inn/en	Sala-Bubare, Anna; u.a.
Titel	The Role of Parenthood in Shaping PhD Holders' Careers Beyond Academia. A Gender Perspective.
Quelle	In: Higher education quarterly, 80 (2026) 1, 11 S.Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-9769; 0951-5224; 1468-2273
DOI	10.1111/hequ.70092
Schlagwörter	Soziale Lage; Frau; Lehre; Arbeitskraft; Berufstätigkeit; Studium; Hochschule; Studentenschaft; Student; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	The study investigates the impact of parenthood on the careers of PhD holders who work outside academia, with a focus on gender differences. It analyses the dialogues between professional and parental roles of 38 Spanish PhD holders from various disciplines, their interaction with social discourses about parenthood and the outcomes of these dialogues to identify the impact of parenthood on participants' careers. Dialogues and discourses about parenthood that emerged from the data were organised into three participant profiles: PhD holders for whom parenthood was central, composed mostly of women; PhD holders who 'fitted' parenthood into their trajectories, composed mostly of men; and childfree PhD holders, with a more balanced gender distribution. Many participants acknowledged that non-academic careers offer better opportunities for balancing parenthood and work than academic careers. The study highlights the importance of examining dialogues and social discourses to understand how personal and societal factors influence career decision-making processes. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2026/4