About this episode

The episode discusses the stalled gender revolution with insights from sociologist Prof. Dr. Pia Schober.

Welcome Prof. Dr. Pia Schober, who brings us a sociological perspective on our field of research! Pia is a professor at the University of Tübingen, where she leads the Chair of Microsociology in the Department of Sociology and is also part of our IRTG 2804. As an expert on gender-specific and social inequalities focusing on the impact of childcare and education policies, Pia talks about historic and current trends of the gender revolution in this podcast. Why does the gender revolution seem to be stalling? Is there a "paradox in women's well-being" - and how could we explain it? Listen to explore a different perspective and gather food for thought to start a discussion in your circles too!  If you would like to get in touch with Pia, you can find her here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/faecher/fachbereich-sozialwissenschaften/soziologie/institut/personen/prof-pia-s-schober/ ... or reach her at: pia.schober@uni-tuebingen.de Timestamps: 00:25: Introduction of our Guest Pia Schober and her field of research 01:47: How is gender defined in sociology? 02:50: What kind of social inequalities are related to gender and how has…

People in this episode

Host: Franziska Weinmar

Guest: Prof. Dr. Pia Schober

Topics covered

• gender revolution
• sociology
• social inequalities
• childcare policies
• education policies
• women's well-being

Keywords

• gender revolution
• sociology
• social inequalities
• childcare
• education
• women's well-being
• Pia Schober

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Tübingen, IRTG 2804

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