Prof. Uschi Backes-Gellner at Science & Career Talks at the Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen
As part of the Science & Career Talks, Prof. Uschi Backes-Gellner was a guest at the Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen on July 2 and 3, 2025.
In her lecture “Explaining as well as countering gendered occupational choices and why they matter: Empirical evidence on labor market and innovation outcome”, she presented the empirical research results of the Swiss Leading House VPET-ECON on the topics of gender norms, occupational choice behavior and innovation performance. The focus was on the question of how gender-specific career choices arise and what effects this has on women in the labor market and on innovation performance.
In the workshop "Lunch & Learn: Women in scientific careers" Prof. Uschi Backes-Gellner offered inspiring and practical approaches for more equal opportunities for women in scientific careers.
Read more about the research presented:
Social Norms and Gendered Occupational Choices of Men and Women: Time to Turn the Tide? Industrial Relations, 62(2023)4: 380-410 (first published online 12.04.2023, DOI: doi.org/10.1111/irel.12332). By Patricia Palffy, Patrick Lehnert and Uschi Backes-Gellner. Journal Article / Link Working Paper Version
Gender Norms, Occupational Choices, and the Innovation Gender Gap. Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 230, 2024. By Andreas Bühler, Patrick Lehnert and Uschi Backes-Gellner. Link Working Paper
What Works for Women Does Not Work for Men: A Large Field Experiment on Countering Gendered Occupational Choices. Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 207, 2023. By Patricia Palffy, Patrick Lehnert and Uschi Backes- Gellner. Link Working Paper