Family configurations and arrangements in the transnational mobility of early-career academics: Does gender make twice the difference?
| Abstract |
Previous studies have pointed out the highly gendered character of
academia in general and international mobility in particular: women
academics are confronted with a ‘glass ceiling’, and they are less
geographically mobile than men, mainly as a result of family
obligations. This paper examines whether gender plays twice a role
in how women and men consider family arrangements in regard to a
long-term post-PhD period of transnational mobility. Using data
from an online survey and face-to-face interviews at the
Universities of Cambridge and Zurich, we focus first on family
configurations when academics decide to become mobile, then on how
the family arrangements evolve while abroad. We show that the
transnational mobility of academics has become more complex and
varied than the ‘classical model’ of mobile academic men and
non-mobile or ‘tied mover’ women. While having a child continues to
impact gender roles, institutional characteristics in the context of
mobility also play a role that needs to be further analysed. |
| Keywords |
migration, transnational mobility, academics, highly skilled migration |
| Citation | Toader, A., & Dahinden, J. (2018). Family configurations and arrangements in the transnational mobility of early-career academics: Does gender make twice the difference?. migration letters, 15(1), 67-84. |
| Type | Journal article (English) |
| Date of appearance | 8-1-2018 |
| Journal | migration letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-84 |
| URL | http://tplondon.com/journal/index.php/ml/article/view/954 |
| Related project | Transnational Mobility of Academics in the Early Stages o... |