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Many women pursue graduate degrees in Greece, however, very few appear in amphitheaters have the role of the professor (higher rank in academia) and very few serve and act as leaders in higher education governance. Nevertheless this is a common issue in several higher education systems worldwide and Greece is not an exception. The glass ceiling, it seems, is still firmly in place. Although, beyond this gap women in Greece appear to have a good representation in the area of Research and Development while academics have an active role and quite good representation in lower rank positions in Greek higher education. However, there are no current empirical studies that investigate contemporary challenges about organizational changes and the economic crisis within Greek women’s academics, their triple role (teaching-research-services), job satisfaction and their motivation. The study deals with these subjects. The data consist of legal documents and interviews with 25 Greek female academics.
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Papadimitriou, A. (2017). Female Academics in Greek Higher Education: Issues of Organizational Change, Economic Crisis and Social Responsibility. In: Eggins, H. (eds) The Changing Role of Women in Higher Education. The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective, vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42436-1_6
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