Academic duets: On the professional and private life in science

The publication is focused on the issue of dual career academic partnerships where both partners work in science, research or teach in higher education institutions. The fifteen interviews presented in this book are framed by a theoretical-empirical analysis of the problems and barriers facing academic partnerships. Some of the most serious of these include problems related to the combinatio of work and family life, high geographic mobility and stereotypical treatment. The publication takes a snapshot of couples from various scientific disciplines.