Wissenschaftlerinnen in Österreich - Zusatzerhebung im Rahmen des GGS. Dokumentation der Datenerhebung und deskriptive Ergebnisse

Abstract

The “Generations and Gender Survey (GGS)” is an important data source for studying thedynamics of families and family relationships, it was carried out in Austria in 2008/09.Additionally, the Austrian Academy of Sciences financed data collection among femalescientists in Austria. In total, 247 women up to the age of 45 years who applied for ascholarship at the Austrian Academy of Sciences within the last ten years were interviewedthe core GGS questionnaire as well as further questions related to scientific work. In thisdocumentation, we inform about data collection, sample size and basic characteristics ofthe sample. Up to now, very little was known about the fertility behaviour of academicwomen in Austria, but also in other modern societies. The current sample – although veryselective – will allow new insights in the fertility behaviour and in the family formationprocess of women working in the academic field.