Equality and Illusion: Gender and Tenure in Art History Careers |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth Rudd Emory Morrison Renate Sadrozinski Maresi Nerad Joseph Cerny |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Washington;2. Mississippi State University *;3. Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, PO Box C, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762.;4. University of Washington **;5. Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education Box 353600, College of Education, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195.;6. University of California ***;7. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. |
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| Abstract: | Using a national survey of 508 art history Ph.D.s including data on graduate school performance and careers 10 – 15 years post‐Ph.D., this study investigates gender, family, and academic tenure in art history, the humanities field with the highest proportion of women. Alternative hypotheses derived from three perspectives—termed here clockwork, two‐body, and synergy—are evaluated with multivariate logistic regression. Analysis finds that marriage increases men’s tenure odds and decreases women’s, but that some types of marriages do not decrease women’s odds, and some types dramatically increase men’s. This study calls attention to male advantage in female‐dominated academic disciplines and demonstrates the potential to better understand the interactions of gender, marriage, and careers by conceptualizing different types of marriages. |
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| Keywords: | dual‐earner education gender work‐family balance |
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