ABSTRACT

This paper presents a case study of a Spanish university that sheds light on the precarious nature of many academic posts. It looks at how women academics build their careers in the current neoliberal university, which measures scholarly output through the indexing metric. Application of this yardstick renders many academic careers all the more precarious because it fails to take into account women’s care commitments. Because the issue is ‘hidden’, it is one that is hard to remedy. Based on a quantitative and qualitative methodology, the study’s empirical data revealed that the neoliberal university discriminates against women by overlooking the care burden they bear. We conclude that needs to base itself on non-androcentric principles in which care is a key component. This would avoid academia penalizing those people who either require or provide care – especially women.

摘要

本文介绍了一所西班牙大学的案例研究，阐明了许多学术职位的不稳定性质。它着眼于女性学者如何在当前的新自由主义大学中建立自己的职业生涯，该大学通过索引指标衡量学术产出。这个标准的应用使许多学术生涯更加不稳定，因为它没有考虑到女性的护理承诺。因为这个问题是“隐藏的”，所以很难补救。基于定量和定性方法，该研究的实证数据显示，新自由主义大学通过忽视女性承担的护理负担来歧视女性。我们得出结论，需要以非男性为中心的原则为基础，其中护理是关键组成部分。