L’obtention d’un poste définitif dans la recherche fondamentale : à l’intersection du genre, de l’origine sociale et de la relation travail/famille
(2017) La Revue des droits de l’homme — Vol. 12, p. 1-15 (2017)
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- (en) This article focuses on the career of researchers recently tenured by the National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS) in Belgium. The authors investigate how these researchers led the career in relationship with their life situation. They draw up four ideal-types according to the extent of the professional and private commitment: the “exclusive” researchers are living for/by the science and their academic career at the expense of their private life; the “inclusive” researchers give importance to their personal/private life beside their science commitment; the “breadwinner” researchers prioritize the professional work without sacrificing the family life whose care is taken by their spouse; the “equilibrist” researchers strive to find a real working life/family balance. The social factors, as gender and social origin, are not irrelevant in the production of these ideal-types. Thus, in certainly classic way, men are overrepresented in the career models emphasizing the professional involvement while women are overrepresented in those focused on work/life balance. Moreover, the researchers coming from the upper middle class become more often parents than researchers from lower class. Contrary to the heroic image of a scientific becoming successful thanks to some intrinsic qualities, this article reminds to what degree the scientific career is tributary to the social conditions of researchers.
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Barbier, P., Fusulier, B., & Pawelec, H. (2017). L’obtention d’un poste définitif dans la recherche fondamentale : à l’intersection du genre, de l’origine sociale et de la relation travail/famille. La Revue des droits de l’homme, 12, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.4000/revdh.3075 (Original work published 2017)