Brajdić Vuković, Marija and Maskalan, Ana and Dremel, Anita (2025) The paradox of participation: gender, autonomy, and suppression in academic science. Humanities and social sciences communications. ISSN 2662-9992 (In Press)
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IN ENGLISH: Women have made significant contributions to science, yet continue to face barriers to full participation and recognition within academic institutions. While research has examined gender disparities in career outcomes, less attention has been paid to how structural conditions constrain women’s autonomy and academic voice. This study addresses that gap by analyzing survey data from a nationally representative sample of 780 Croatian scientists and scholars across six disciplines. Using a quantitative approach, including t-tests, hierarchical regression, and cluster analysis, we examine gender differences in research productivity, leadership, institutional belonging, scientific values, and perceived suppression of academic voice (SAVE). Findings show that women’s research productivity is largely comparable to men’s, but they report significantly higher levels of suppression, particularly at senior ranks and in fields such as the natural sciences and humanities. Gender emerged as the strongest predictor of suppression, even after accounting for rank, output, and job satisfaction. Women also expressed stronger identification with their institutions and a more socially engaged view of science, yet were more likely to fear professional repercussions for expressing critical or controversial views. These findings reveal a structural paradox: women are key contributors to science’s public mission, yet face systemic constraints on their ability to speak, lead, and shape academic discourse. Addressing gender equity in science therefore requires not only improving representation, but transforming the institutional cultures that limit academic autonomy and participation. -------------- IN CROATIAN: Iako žene u znanosti daju ključan doprinos i sve su više prisutne u akademskim institucijama, njihova puna participacija i vidljivost i dalje su ograničene strukturnim uvjetima koji oblikuju autonomiju i akademski glas. Ovaj rad analizira nacionalno reprezentativno istraživanje provedeno među 780 hrvatskih znanstvenika i znanstvenica iz šest znanstvenih područja. Primjenom t-testova, hijerarhijske regresije i klasterske analize ispitane su rodne razlike u istraživačkoj produktivnosti, vodstvu projekata, institucionalnoj pripadnosti, znanstvenim vrijednostima i percipiranom suzbijanju akademskog glasa (SAVE). Nalazi pokazuju da je istraživačka produktivnost žena uvelike usporediva s muškarcima, no žene izvještavaju o značajno višim razinama suzbijanja glasa, osobito na višim akademskim rangovima te u prirodnim znanostima i humanistici. Rod se pokazao najjačim prediktorom suzbijanja, čak i kada se uzmu u obzir rang, produktivnost i zadovoljstvo poslom. Žene pritom snažnije izražavaju pripadnost svojoj instituciji i društveno angažirano poimanje znanosti, ali su i sklonije strahu od profesionalnih posljedica pri izricanju kritičkih ili kontroverznih stavova. Ovi nalazi ukazuju na strukturni paradoks: žene značajno doprinose javnoj misiji znanosti, ali istodobno se suočavaju sa sustavnim ograničenjima u mogućnosti da govore, vode i oblikuju akademski diskurs. Postizanje ravnopravnosti u znanosti stoga zahtijeva ne samo povećanje zastupljenosti, već i transformaciju institucionalnih kultura koje ograničavaju akademsku autonomiju i participaciju
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Paradoks sudjelovanja: rod, autonomija i suzbijanje glasa u akademskoj zajednici. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Gender, academic autonomy, suppression of academic voice, scientific productivity, social responsibilities of science (rod, akademska autonomija, suzbijanje akademskog glasa, znanstvena produktivnost, društvena odgovornost znanosti) |
| Depositing User: | Karolina |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2025 13:49 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2025 07:15 |
| URI: | http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1253 |
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