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Family-student balance: a qualitative study about limitations of university mothers
Inés Lozano CabezasAmparo Alonso-sanzMarcos Jesús Iglesias Martínezsubject
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceStudent lifeHigher educationmadres universitariasLegislationMadres universitariaslcsh:Aeducación superiorGeneral Worksconciliación estudiantil-familiarnarrativasstudent-family balanceDidáctica y Organización EscolarnarrativesPedagogyAComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONgenderNarrativeHigher educationSociologyNarrativesNarrativasuniversity mothersAcademic careerbusiness.industryGeneral Arts and Humanities05 social sciences050301 educationGenderLegislatureStudent-family balance050903 gender studiesrestricthigher educationEducación superiorAcademic communityGéneroConciliación estudiantil-familiarUniversity mothers0509 other social scienceslcsh:General Worksbusiness0503 educationSocial psychologygénerodescription
The balance between family and student life, viewed as the possibility of being a mother and university student at the same time, is still not seen as something usual in higher education. This leads to discrimination against student mothers compared with other students. In this study, using a qualitative, narrative-based methodology based on semi-structured interviews, we analysed the beliefs and attitudes of a total of 73 university students. They reflect on aspects of the academic career that restrict the student-family balance. The students’ opinions revealed the limitations on the possibilities of having children, included some proposals for improvements to the legislation, and their attitudes to the issue. We conclude that there is a need for concrete legislative actions and awareness campaigns addressing both the academic community and the general public, to ensure equality between women and men in higher education.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-30 | Arbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura |