Episode 3: Sexism and the leaky pipeline

Learn that sexism is not about sex, but about power, when Trine Askholm meets up with Associated Professor Jo Krøjer, Roskilde University and Camilla Gregersen, Foreperson of The Danish Association of Masters and PhDs (DM). Jo Krøjer elaborates, on her point of view, that universities are still a patriarchal structure prioritizing men’s careers and salaries, while the research areas dominated by female students and staff, are consistently underfunded. Camilla Gregersen andJo Krøjer look into the reasons why so many women leave the academic world. They visualize the huge gap between the number of women in leading positions at the universities compared to the number of female PhD students. The guests review vignettes within these following themes: Everyday sexism, men’s competences vs. female looks, reporting, caretakers at work and paternalistic sexism. Guests: Associate Professor Jo Krøjer, Roskilde University and Camilla Gregersen, Foreperson in DM. Producer and host: Trine Askholm Editor and producer: Freia DamLink to the book: https://sexismedu.dk/

Om Podcasten

This podcast series puts spotlight on knovledge about sexism as a way to contribute to the fight against sexism and sexist abuse in the university world. Listeners are introduced to researchers and other leading sexism experts. They discuss awareness of sexism, boosting the work to prevent it and other sexist violations in working life – both within the academic workspace and outside. The podcast is built on the e-book “Sexism in Danish Higher Education and Research” publised in 2020 by a group of researchers from Roskilde University (RUC), University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Aarhus University (AU) and Copenhagen University (KU. Listening to this podcast, you will learn about sexism. You will gain insight into the reasons why sexism can thrive in academic organizations and knowledge of how sexism affects the individual as well as the workplace.You will be presented with examples on how managers can prevent sexism and deal with it when it occurs. The podcast is sponsored by Roskilde University (RUC), University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Aarhus University (AU) and Copenhagen University (KU).Producer and host: Trine Askholm Editor and producer: Freia DamLink to the book: https://sexismedu.dk/