Family life and academic trajectories: a biographical approach in a Chilean university

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation was to analyze the academic trajectories related to the family life of men and women who work in the exact sciences field. We work with a methodological approach of a biographical character, through the construction of life histories of 17 academics. There is evidence that the academic trajectory is deeply imbricated within the family, couple and personal life of each subject. It is concluded that gender inequalities between women and men are also expressed at different points in life in an academic career.