Quantitative Methods and Gender Inequalities定量方法和性别不平等.pptVIP

Quantitative Methods and Gender Inequalities Jacqueline Scott University of Cambridge Outline Consider whether early feminist opposition to quantitative research makes sense Introduce the ESRC Research Priority Network on Gender Inequalities (GeNet) as an exemplar Discuss the diverse methodologies of GeNet against a ‘fit for purpose’ evaluative framework Consider challenges posed by understanding intersectionalities in gender research Identify how qualitative methods used to inform and sharpen the ways quantitative researchers count Feminism in 1970s /1980s Emphasis on making women visible in social sciences and ‘giving voice’ Concern about ‘objectivity’ ‘impersonal’ knowledge being all too biased Challenge to essentialist arguments about ‘natural’ differences between men and women Championing of qualitative over quantitative The difference gender makes Shift from women to gender Gender as analytical category – gendered processes..inclusive of male and females.. Inequalities both between men and woman and also within men and women Intersectionalities gender, race, class, age.. More nuanced understanding ESRC Gender Equality Network Research Priority Network on Gender Inequalities in Production Reproduction www.genet.ac.uk Background Demise of male breadwinner family - labour market changes/changes in parenting partnership Paradigm shift in gender relations Greater policy recognition of equality although policies ambiguous Some human capital convergence but inequalities persistent 9 Linked Projects3 Inter-related themes Pathways to Adult Attainment Life Course Processes Changing occupations and careers of women and men Biographical agency and developmental outcomes Gendered pathways from childhood disadvantage to adulthood Gender, time allocation in paid and unpaid work the wage gap Resources, Gender, Ethnic Class Inequalities Within-household inequalities in income and power Gender, ethnicity, migration and service employment Class gender,