ACADEMIC CAREER OF WOMEN AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY

(1945-2006)

Dr. Georgeta Nazarska,Bulgarian Association of

University Women

ACCESS OF BULGARIAN WOMEN AS LECTURERS TO THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY

(1918-1944)

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Dr. Elissaveta Karamichailova the first Associated Professor, in Nuclear Physics (1939)

Theodora Raikova-Kovachevathe first Assistant Professor (1918) at the Sofia University, in Inorganic Chemistry

Zhana Nikolova – GalabovaAssociated Professor, in German Literature

Dr. Zhivka Dragnevathe first Lecturer, in German Language (1923-1936)

Graph 1:Percent of women obtained academic ranks, 1921-1941:1.Assistant Professors (yellow)2.Lecturers (blue)3.Associated Professors (red)

WOMEN LECTURERS AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY (1940s-1950s)

Dismissals and appointments due to political reasons. Academic career and political loyalty

The total number of women increased at the hard of access (so called ‘higher’) faculties

Vertical mobility + doctoral theses and doctoral degrees; + positions of Deans (Slava Mitovska, Faculty of Law,1955-1956) Horizontal mobility + specializations; - ‘migrations’ to another scientific institutions;

- women were ‘pushed out’ from the main branches of science

WOMEN LECTURERS AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY(1960s-1980s)

Faculty of History Law

Age at the moment of contracting, in average 30 years27 years

Period between contracting and habilitation, in average13,1 years 12,7 years

Period between receiving of ‘Associate Professor’ and of ‘Full Professor’ ranks

16 years 9,7 years

Faculty of History Law

Women are concentrated in so called ‘periphery’ disciplines

Ethnology; Archeology;Methodics (In-ServiceTraining) Labour Law; Property Law; Family Law;

Constitutional Law ; Civil Law

POWER POSITIONS OF THE FEMALE TEACHING STAFF AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY

(1960s-1990s)

Periods/ Positions 1960s-1980s 1990s 21st century

Rectors No women No women No women

Vice Rectors 1 (1976-1979) 1 (1999-2001) No women

Nomination for Rector

No women No women 2003

Deans 1 (1987-1989)

Prof. Maya Pencheva,

Vice Rector (1999-2001) ,

nominated for Rector (2003)

Prof. Hristina Mircheva,

(the fourth one) ,Dean of Faculty of

History (1987-1989)

WOMEN IN THE STAFF OF THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY

(in the beginning of the 21st century)

Faculty of

History, %

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Totalstaff 43,3 40 15

Women 46,6 50 3

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•Graph 1:Percent of women with academic ranks - Assistants, Associated

Professors, Full Professors - in the faculties of:Law (blue);

History (purple)

WOMEN LECTURERS AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY(in the beginning of the 21st century)

Faculty of

Journalism and Mass

Communication Philosophy History

Economics andBusiness

Administration

% Women Lecturers 51,3 42,9 39,2 37,8

Maximum at theDepartments of Radio and TV

Social Work and Educational Psychology Archeology

BusinessAdministration

Minimum at theDepartments of

Communication and Public Relations

Philosophy Byzantine andBalkan History

Statistics andEconometrics

Horizontal Segregation Vertical Segregation

POWER POSITIONS OF FEMALE TEACHING STAFF AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY

(in the beginning of the 21st century)

Sofia University (2006)Ratio of women,

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Rector 0

Vice Rectors 0

Deans 26,7

Deputy Deans 39,1

Principals of the University Departments 67,0

Members of the Academic Senate 17,8

Members of the Faculty Councils, in average 14,5

Chairs of Departments, in average 37,5

POWER POSITIONS OF WOMEN TEACHING STAFF AT THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY

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Graph 1:Percent of women as Deans, Deputy Deans (in red) and Chairs of Departments (in yellow) at the Sofia University, 2006:1. Faculty of Slavic Studies2. Faculty of Philosophy3. Faculty of Geology and Geography

Graph 2:Percent of women as Chairs of Departments at the Faculties of: 1. Classical and Modern Philology; 2. Education; 3. Philosophy etc. (the last ones – Faculty of Chemistry, Physics, Theology), 2006