Gender sensitivity in academic space: Research of attitudes toward gender equality at the University of Belgrade

Abstract

This text presents the results of the research about the attitudes on gender equality within the higher education system in Serbia. The research is a part of the on going project on 'The policies of gender equality: education as a key parameter of gender equality in Serbia'. The results are based on the data gathered through particular questionnaires aimed to study the attitudes of students and teaching staff on the professional roles, family and partnership, feminism, as well as gender stereotypes. The results point to the fact that there are stereotypes with­in the academia, stereotypes concerning gender roles supported both by male and female academic population; however, the fact that the stereotypes and traditional gender roles are supported more by the younger than in older generation merits special attention.

U radu se prikazuju rezultati istraživanja stavova prema rodnoj ravnopravnosti u sistemu visokoškolskog obrazovanja u Srbiji u okviru projekta Politike rodne ravnopravnosti: obrazovanje kao pokazatelj rodne ravnopravnosti u Srbiji. Na osnovu posebno konstruisanog upitnika, prema ciljevima istraživanja, ispitivani su stavovi studentske i nastavničke populacije oba pola o profesionalnim ulogama, porodičnim i partnerskim odnosima, ulogama u javnoj delatnosti, odnos prema feminizmu, kao i prototipske slike rodnih karakteristika. Rezultati analize upućuju na to da su u našoj akademskoj sredini još uvek prisutni stereotipi u pogledu rodnih uloga, da ih podržavaju i žene i muškarci, ali ono što zaslužuje posebnu pažnju jeste to da se stereotipne i tradicionalne rodne uloge u većoj meri registruju u mlađoj nego u starijoj generaciji.