Austrian sociologist
Eva Cyba (* 1943 in Linz) is an Austrian sociologist. Her research, teaching and publications focus on sociological theories of social inequality, feminist theories and women's studies, in particular women in the world of work. She is the winner of the Käthe-Leichter-Staatspreis. Her book "Gender and Social Inequality" is considered a fundamental work of sociological gender research.
Life.
Eva Cyba studied sociology, philosophy and art history at the University of Vienna. In 1976 she was honoured with a dissertation on "Political activities and study situations: An Empirical Study at the University of Vienna" doctorate. She habilitated in 1999 with the publication "Konstellationen der Frauenbenachteiligung: Reproduction Processes of Gender Inequalities", which was published as a book in 2000.
From 1983 to 1995 she was assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research in Vienna.
From 1987 to 1991 she was vice-president and from 1988 to 1995 spokesperson of the Women's Studies Section of the Austrian Sociological Association. From 1985 to 2006 she was editor of the Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (ÖZS)
She was an executive member of the European Sociological Association (ESA) from 1995 to 1997 and from 2003 to 2005. (ESA) from 1995 to 2005 and was Convenor of the ESA Research Network "Gender Relations in the Labour Market and the Welfare State" from 1995 to 2005.
Eva Cyba is a lecturer at the Department of Sociology at the University of Vienna. She has been a guest lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the universities of Linz and Salzburg.
Award.
In 1996, Eva Cyba received the Käthe-Leichter-Staatspreis, which is awarded "for outstanding achievements in the field of women's and gender studies in the social sciences, humanities and cultural sciences as well as for the women's movement and the establishment of gender equality."
Selected Publications.
Herausgeberschaft
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