Gender inequality, internationalization and academic trajectories in Political Science: evidences from Brazil and Uruguay

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2019.3.33563

Keywords:

Political Science. Gender inequalities. Academic trajectories. Internationalization. Disciplinary field.

Abstract

Research about the history and status of political science in Latin America
grow significantly in the past years. Still, one element is scarcely considered: the issue  of gender equality in the discipline. This article seeks to identify gender differences in the academic trajectories of scholars in two countries: Brazil and Uruguay. The focus is on the degree of internationalization of their academic careers. Internationalization is measured in two dimensions: academic training abroad and publication of articles in foreign journals. The analysis relies on primary data collected from the curriculum vitae (CV) published by the national research system of each country: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq – Lattes) (Brazil) and Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII-SNI) (Uruguay). The evidence suggests that in both cases women are underrepresented in the universe and publish fewer articles (both in national and foreign journals) than their male counterparts. However, the data show that there are no gender differences in access to training and publication opportunities abroad, nor in the countries of destination.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Rafael Machado Madeira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Pucrs, Porto Alegre, RS

References

ABELS, Gabriele; WOODS, Dorian. R. The status of women in German Political Science. European Political Science, [s. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 87-95, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.5. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

AKHTAR, Parveen et al. Women in the political science profession. European Political Science, [s. l.]. v.4, n. 3, p. 242-255, 2005. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.eps.2210039. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

AMERY, Fran et al. Metaphors on women in academia: a review of the literature, 2004-2013. Advances in Gender Research, [s. l.], v. 20, p. 247-267, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-212620150000020022. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

APSA. Women’s advancement in Political Science. Washington: APSA, 2005.

APSA. Task force on political science in the 21st century. Washington: APSA, 2011.

ATCHISON, Amy L. Negating the gender citation advantage in Political Science. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 50, n. 2, p. 448-455, 2017. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096517000014. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

BATES, Stephen; JENKINS, Laura; PFLAEGER, Zoe. Women in the profession: the composition of UK Political Science departments by Sex. Politics, [s. l.], v. 32, n. 3, p. 139-152, 2012. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9256.2012.01444.x. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

BOURDIEU, Pierre. Intelectuales, política y poder. Buenos Aires: Eudeba, 2000.

BREUNING, Marijke; SANDERS, Kathryn. Gender and journal authorship in eight prestigious Political Science journals. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 42, n. 2, p. 347-351, 2007. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096507070564. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

BREUNING, Marijke et al. Clearing the pipeline? Gender and the review process at the American Political Science Review. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 51, n. 3, p. 629-634, 2018. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096518000069. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

BRIGGS, Jacqueline; HARRISON, Lisa. The status of women in UK Political

Science. European Political Science, [s. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 105-115, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.7. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

BROWN, Nadia E.; SAMUELS, David. Introduction to gender in the journals, continued: evidence from five political science journals: special report. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 51, n. 4, p. 847-848. 2018. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096518000598. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

CEPAL. Trabajo no remunerado de las mujeres un aporte a la economía. [S. l.]: CEPAL, 2016. Disponível em: https://www.cepal.org/es/infografias/trabajoremunerado-mujeres. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2003.i694.726

COWDEN, Mhairi et al. Women’s advancement in Australian political science: workshop report. Canberra: Australian National University, 2012. Disponível em: https://www.auspsa.org.au/sites/default/files/women_s_advancement_in_australian_political_science_report.pdf. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

CURTIN, Jennifer. Women and political science in New Zealand: the state of the discipline. Political Science, Wellington, v. 65, n. 1, p. 63-83, 2013. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1177/0032318713484922. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

ELIZONDO, Arantxa. The status of women in Spanish Political Science. European Political Science, [s. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 96-104, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.6. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

ETZKOWITZ, Henry; KEMELGOR, Carol; UZZI, Brian. Athena unbound: the advancement of women in science and technology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511541414.017

EVANS, Heather; MOULDER, Ashley. Reflecting on a decade of women’s publications in four top political science journals. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 44, n. 4, p. 793-798, 2011. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096511001296 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

FERNÁNDEZ, María Ángeles. Mujer y Ciencia Política en Chile ¿Algo nuevo bajo el sol? Política: Revista de Ciencia Política, Santiago, v. 46, n. 1, p. 261-289, 2005. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-090X2005000100004 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

FREIDENBERG, Flavia. Gender blindness in Latin American Political Science. Ameryka Łacińska, [s. l.], v.3, n.101, p. 50-66, 2018.

GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA, Marta. El estudio de la ciencia en clave feminista: género y sociología del conocimiento científico. In: BARRAL, María José; MAGALLÓN, Carmen (org.). Interacciones ciencia y género: discursos y prácticas científicas de mujeres. Barcelona: Icaria Editorial, 1999. p. 39-62. https://doi.org/10.4185/rlcs-66-2011-943-505-525

HERO, Rodney. Reflections on how political science can be more diverse. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 48, n. 3, p. 469-471, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096515000268 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

HESLI, Vicki L; LEE, Jae Mook; MITCHELL, Sara McLaughlin. Predicting rank attainment in political science: what else besides publications affects promotion? PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 45, n.3, p. 475-492, 2012. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096512000364 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019

KANTOLA, Johanna. Political Science as a gendered discipline in Finland.

European Political Science, [s. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 79-86, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.4 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

KANTOLA, Johanna. Why do all women disappear? Gendering process in a Political Science department. Gender, Work and Organization, Oxford, v. 15, n. 2, p. 202-225, 2008. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00376.x. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

MADEIRA, Rafael Machado; MARENCO, André. Os desafios da internacionalização: mapeando dinâmicas e rotas da circulação internacional. Revista Brasileira de Ciência Política, Brasília, n. 19, p. 47-74, 2016. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-335220161903. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

MARTIN, María Elena. El lugar de los estudios de género en la Ciencia Política Argentina. In: CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CIENCIA POLÍTICA, 11., 2013, Paraná. Anais [...]. Paraná: [s. n.], 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.espol.2015.06.001

MATHEWS, Lanethea A.; ANDERSEN, Kristi. A gender gap in publishing? Women’s representation in edited political science books. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 34, n. 1, p. 143-147, 2001. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096501000221. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

MATOS, Marlise. A institucionalização acadêmica dos estudos de gênero e feministas na Ciência Política brasileira. In: AVRITZER, Leonardo; MILANI, Carlos; BRAGA, María do Socorro (org.). A ciência política no Brasil: 1960-2015. Rio de Janeiro: FGV, 2016. p. 347-392. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-335220192908

MERSHON, Carol; WALSH, Denise. Organizing women: diversifying leadership and addressing discrimination in political science departments. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 48, n. 3, p. 459-463, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096515000244 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

PAPADÓPULOS, Jorge; RADAKOVICH, Rosario. Estudio comparado de educación superior y género en América Latina y el Caribe. In: UNESCO (org.). Informe sobre la educación superior en América Latina y el Caribe. Caracas: Unesco, 2005. p. 117-129. https://doi.org/10.31619/caledu.n28.212

RAVECCA, Paulo. The intimate architecture of academia. In: DAUPHINEE, Elizabeth; INAYATULLAH, Naeem (org.). Narrative global politics. London: Routledge, 2016. p. 51-63.

RAVECCA, Paulo. The politics of political science: re-writing Latin American experiences. New York: Routledge, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351110556

RITTER, Gretchen; MELLOW, Nicole. The state of gender studies in Political Science. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, [s. l.], v. 571, p. 121-134, 2000. Disponível em: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1049138 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/000271620057100109

ROCHA-CARPIUC, Cecilia. Women and diversity in Latin American political science. European Political Science, [s. l.], v. 15, n. 4, p. 457-475, 2016. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-016-0077-4 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

SCOTT, Joan. El género: una categoría útil para el análisis histórico. In: LAMAS, Marta (org.). El género: la construcción cultural de la diferencia sexual. México: PUEG, 1996. p. 265-302. https://doi.org/10.25100/lamanzanadeladiscordia.v6i1.1514

TATALOVICH, Raymond; FRENDREIS, John. Winning awards and gaining recognition: an impact analysis of APSA section book prizes. The Social Science Journal, [s. l.], v. 56, n. 3, p. 316-323, 2018. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2018.07.006 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

TEELE, Dawn Langan; THELEN, Kathleen. Gender in the journals: publication patterns in political science. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 50, n. 2, p. 433-447, 2017. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096516002985 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

TOLLESON-RINEHART, Sue; CARROLL, Susan J. “Far from ideal”: the gender politics of Political Science. American Political Science Review, Baltimore, v. 100, n. 4, p. 507-513, 2006. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055406062368 Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

VERGE MESTRE, Tània; ALONSO ÁLVAREZ, Alba. La ceguera al género en la docencia de la Ciencia Política. In: CONGRESO DE LA ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE CIENCIA POLÍTICA, 13., 2017, Santiago de Compostela. Anais […]. Santiago de Compostela: [s. n.], 2017. Disponível em: https://aecpa.es/files/view/pdf/congress-papers/13-0/1815/. Acesso em: 16 out. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3989/ris.2019.77.3.18.003

WILLIAMS, Helen et al. Gender and journal authorship: an assessment of articles published by women in three top British political science and international relations journals. European Political Science, [s. l.], v. 14, n. 2, p. 116-130, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2015.8.Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

YOUNG, Cheryl D. An assessment of articles published by women in 15 top Political Science journals. PS: Political Science & Politics, Washington, v. 28, n. 3, p. 525-533, 1995. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.2307/420325.Acesso em: 16 out. 2019.

Published

2019-12-13

How to Cite

Rocha-Carpiuc, C., & Madeira, R. M. (2019). Gender inequality, internationalization and academic trajectories in Political Science: evidences from Brazil and Uruguay. Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 19(3), 545–563. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2019.3.33563

Issue

Section

Dossier: History, development and teaching os Political Sciences