Balancing Research and Service in Academia: Gender, Race, and Laboratory Tasks
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Gender & Society
Volume
34
Issue
1
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Date
8-13-2019
Award Number
NSF, Division of Graduate Education (DGE) 1760894
Funder
NSF, Division of Graduate Education (DGE)
First Page
131
Last Page
152
Abstract
Our study highlights specific ways in which race and gender create inequality in the workplace. Using in-depth interviews with 67 biology PhD students, we show how engagement with research and service varies by both gender and race. By considering the intersection between gender and race, we find not only that women biology graduate students do more service than men, but also that racial and ethnic minority men do more service than white men. White men benefit from a combination of racial and gender privilege, which places them in the most advantaged position with respect to protected research time and opportunities to build collaborations and networks beyond their labs. Racial/ethnic minority women emerge as uniquely disadvantaged in terms of their experiences relative to other groups. These findings illuminate how gendered organizations are also racialized, producing distinct experiences for women and men from different racial groups, and thus contribute to theorizing the intersectional nature of inequality in the workplace.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Candace, and Josipa Roksa. “Balancing Research and Service in Academia: Gender, Race, and Laboratory Tasks.” Gender & Society, vol. 34, no. 1, Feb. 2020, pp. 131–152, doi:10.1177/0891243219867917.
