Abstract:
With the example of pay scale classification of secretaries in German universities, this article analyses the persistence of a gender pay gap among employees of the technical and administrative university staff due to a systematic undervaluation of women’s work. Based on qualitative data, the study examines how, despite claims of objectivity, job evaluations in this female-dominated occupation leave room for gender stereotyping. The findings show high variance and intransparency in evaluation procedures and reveal that evaluators’ institutional power influence classification, undermining objectivity therewith. The study concludes with recommendations to increase transparency and standardization in evaluative practices and dismantle gender stereotypes.
Über die Autorin:
- Jule Elena Westerheide,
Dr., Postdoc am Lehrstuhl für Soziologie der digitalen Transformation, Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
