Er kvinder dårligere undervisere end mænd – ifølge de studerende?

En række internationale studier har vist, at kvindelige undervisere får dårligere evalueringer end deres mandlige kolleger. Artiklen undersøger, om det også er tilfældet i en dansk kontekst. Artiklens analyser bygger på evalueringer foretaget på Aarhus BSS, hvor et fælles evalueringsskema bruges på tværs af uddannelser, der varierer ganske meget i forhold til kønssammensætningen af både studerende og undervisere. Artiklen inddrager næsten 40.000 evalueringer af mere end 1.000 forskellige undervisere. På den baggrund vises, at der snarere end en helt generel bias i evalueringer ser ud til at være en sammenhæng mellem sammensætningen af undervisergruppen, den studerendes køn og vurderingen af undervisere af forskelligt køn

Interessevaretagelse: fra faste forhold til professionelle forbindelser?

I 2003, da Magtudredningens hovedrapport udkom, var historien om interessevaretagelse i dansk politik i høj grad et spørgsmål om de organiserede interessers samspil med politiske myndigheder. I løbet af de seneste 20 år er kredsen af eksterne aktører, der arbejder med interessevaretagelse, blevet langt bredere, og professionelle lobbyfirmaer spiller en større rolle. Samtidig foregår interessevaretagelsen på flere arenaer: betydningen af medier og meningsdannelse er stadig mere vigtig, og de sociale medier har tilføjet en helt ny kommunikationskanal. Endelig er interessevaretagelse i dag langt mere professionaliseret end tidligere. Artiklen diskuterer disse udviklingstræk og peger på, hvilke spørgsmål de rejser som centrale i en ny magtudredning. Det gælder f.eks. konsekvenserne for balancen mellem forskellige interesser og for interesseorganisationernes evne til at kanalisere befolkningens interesser ind i det politiske system

Statskundskabskandidaternes kompetencer – stabilitet og forandring

Kandidater i Statskundskab fra Aarhus Universitet har en række kernekompetencer, som er relativt stabile over tid. Samtidig tilpasses uddannelsen løbende udviklingen både i faget og på det arbejdsmarked, der uddannes til. Ved siden af stabiliteten er vores uddannelser derfor hele tiden i forandring

Replication Data for: Diversity in the news? A study of interest groups in the media in the UK, Spain and Denmark

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Career paths among top executives in Danish interest groups

In recent decades, interest groups in Denmark have become more professionalized. Many interest groups have large, professional secretariats, and even smaller groups have strengthened their administration. At the same time, researchers point to the emergence of a group of policy professionals occupying positions in management, politics and organizations – and frequently switching between the various sectors. The article maps the individuals who lead almost 200 Danish interest groups. It shows that many top executives are recruited from the public sector, while it is relatively rare for politicians to be recruited for top positions in interest groups. The organization elite is similar to other elites in terms of personal characteristics and educational backgrounds

Replication Data for: Diversity in the news? A study of interest groups in the media in the UK, Spain and Denmark

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Are women inferior to men as teachers ... according to students?

International studies have found a gender difference in student evaluations where female teachers are evaluated lower than their male colleagues. This article investigates whether this is also the case in the Danish context. The article draws on evaluations from Aarhus BSS where a common procedure is in place for evaluating all teaching across study programs with varying gender composition of students and teachers. The material includes almost 30,000 student evaluations of more than 1,000 different teachers. Rather than a general gender bias, the analysis finds a relation between the composition of teachers, student gender and the evaluation of teachers of different gender

Karriereveje blandt topchefer i danske interesseorganisationer

I de seneste årtier er der sket en øget professionalisering af interessevaretagelse i Danmark. Mange interesseorganisationer har i dag store, professionelle sekretariater, og selv mindre organisationer har oprustet deres administration. Samtidig peger forskere på, at der er opstået en gruppe af policyprofessionelle, som indtager positioner i forvaltning, politik og organisationer, og som relativt hyppigt skifter mellem de forskellige sektorer. Artiklen kortlægger de enkeltpersoner, der står i spidsen for næsten 200 danske interesseorganisationer. På baggrund heraf tegnes et billede af de ledende medarbejdere og deres baggrund. Artiklen viser, hvordan mange topchefer rekrutteres fra den offentlige sektor, mens det er forholdsvis sjældent, at politikere bliver ansat i topposter i interesseorganisationer. Organisationseliten ligner andre eliter i forhold til personlige karakteristika og uddannelsesbaggrund

A gender affinity effect: The role of gender in teaching evaluations at a Danish university

A series of studies have identified gender bias in teaching evaluations in higher education – with women being evaluated lower than men. However, other recent studies indicate that gender bias is not present across all contexts. Our study adds to the understanding of the role of gender in teaching evaluations by focusing on a Danish university – a national context with relatively high educational gender equality and support for egalitarian gender norms. Crucially, the study pays systematic attention to the role of students’ gender in explaining evaluation outcomes. In a quantitative analysis of 125,000 evaluations in the social sciences at a Danish university, we identify a same-gender affinity. While there is no overall gender bias in the evaluations, students evaluate a teacher of their own gender best. To understand the mechanisms behind this pattern, we analyze comments provided by students in teaching evaluations and 20 interviews with students. Students are generally more positive in their descriptions of a teacher of their own gender. Moreover, we identify gendered patterns in the perceptions of teachers as well as in the aspects of teachers’ behavior and characteristics appreciated by students