Guest Researcher profile: Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir
A warm welcome to Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir, our new guest researcher, who will be at the Centre duing the fall semester. Thorgerdur is from the University of Iceland and is part of the Nordwit project.
Name: Thorgerdur Jennýjardóttir Einarsdóttir
Home University: University of Iceland, Gender Studies/Faculty of Political Science
Disciplinary background: Gender Studies, Sociology
Areas of expertise and research areas
I see myself as a multitasking and intellectually curious feminist scholar, and in accordance with that I have been involved in a broad range of gender issues. I received my PhD in sociology in 1997 and my dissertation was about the gender segregation and hierarchization of the medical profession. Since then I’ve been engaged in labour market and family issues, gender and academia, masculinity studies, equal opportunities policies and feminist theory, and transgender issues.
Why did you choose to come to the Centre for Gender Research?
I have my academic training in Sweden and lived in Goteborg for 10 years in two rounds when I finally moved to Iceland in 1992. Now I thought it was high time to refresh my relationship with Sweden and spend my sabbatical here. I also happen to be involved in the Nordforsk project NordWit, which is led by Gabriele Griffin and starting this fall, so Uppsala seemed a very exciting and appropriate option.
Shortly describe your current research project
Among my most recent projects are gender and academia, transgender issues and gender and leadership in economic life.