Author(s)

Anna Asimaki^1*, Vasilis Zenzefilis¹, Gerasimos Koustourakis²

¹Department of Primary Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
²Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.

The aim of this paper is the investigation of the presence of women Faculty Members (w.F.M.) in the academic field of the University of Patras and the detection of their views on their choice of the academic profession and on the difficulties they face in it. 20 women, belonging to the three highest levels, participated in the research, which was conducted using semi-structured interviews. The main results showed that: 1) the presence of w.F.M. is concentrated mainly in the Schools of the Humanities and the Social Sciences and in the School of Health Sciences; 2) the entrance of the w.F.M. into the academic field did not constitute their original professional objective; 3) the difficulties they face in their professional career progress in the academic field are centered on the conflict between their traditional social role and their professional role and the difficulties involved in accumulating scientific capital.

Women Faculty Members, Academics, Academic Field, Difficulties, Career

Asimaki, A. , Zenzefilis, V. and Koustourakis, G. (2016) The Access and Development of Female Academics in the University Field in Greece: University of Patras Case Study. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 4, 150-162. doi: 10.4236/jss.2016.43021.