Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study examines uncertainty in the career trajectories of women faculty members in Szeged, with particular attention to the challenges of balancing work and personal life. We conducted semi-structured interviews with women faculty members at the University of Szeged, initially focusing on the balance between career and family roles. During the research process, however, it became clear how central uncertainty was to their narratives and how closely it was connected to childbearing, contractual insecurity, and professional self-esteem. Our analysis therefore placed uncertainty at the center and examined the domains in which it emerges, the ways in which women faculty members cope with it, and how all of this is related to their position as women academics. This issue is especially important because inequality of opportunity is evident in academic careers, uncertainty can undermine mental health, and the coping strategies presented here tend to preserve the vulnerability of women researchers.
Source: Belvedere Meridionale
Authors: Terézia Nagy, Mária Mihálka, Csaba Jancsák
Institution: University of Szeged
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Szegedi Tudományegyetem
OpenAlex ID: W7167900400
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