Maureen Baker (sociologist)
Maureen Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Toronto, Canada |
| Known for | researching the gender gap and sociology of families |
| Awards | FRSNZ FNZAH |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Thesis | Women as a minority group in the academic profession (1975) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Institutions | McGill University University of Auckland |
Maureen Baker FRSNZ (born 1948) is a Canadian–New Zealand sociologist and an emeritus professor of the University of Auckland. She has been a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi since 2009. Baker's work focused on children, families and gender.
Academic career
Baker was born in 1948 in Toronto.[1] She obtained a BA from the University of Toronto in 1970, and went on to complete an M.A. in 1972. Her PhD from the University of Alberta, in 1975, was titled Women as a Minority Group in the Academic Profession.[2] For seven years, Baker was a policy adviser to the Canadian government. She also worked as an associate professor and professor at McGill University before moving to New Zealand in 1998.[2]
Much of Baker's work compares family situations in the three former British colonies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, in all of which she has worked.[3] Baker has written eleven books and authored three others. Her book Families: Changing Trends in Canada has had six editions.[3] Baker retired in 2014, after sixteen years at Auckland University,[3] and is an emeritus professor.[2]
Awards and honours
Baker was elected as a Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of the Humanities in 2008,[2] and as a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2009.[3]
Selected works
- Claire Cartwright; Maureen Baker, Stepparenting, doi:10.4135/9781452274447.N416, Wikidata Q58034180
- Maureen Baker (March 1995). "Eliminating Child Poverty: How Does Canada Compare?". American Review of Canadian Studies. 25 (1): 79–110. doi:10.1080/02722019509481787. ISSN 0272-2011. Wikidata Q58124441.
- Maureen Baker (1 November 1998). "Women, Family Policies and the Moral Right". Canadian Review of Social Policy (40). ISSN 0836-303X. Wikidata Q108465510.
- Maureen Baker (1995). "Family Poverty and Work/Family Conflicts: Inconsistent Social Policies". Canadian Review of Social Policy (33). ISSN 0836-303X. Wikidata Q108465575.
- Maureen Baker; Vivienne Elizabeth (17 October 2012). "A 'brave thing to do' or a normative practice? Marriage after long-term cohabitation". Journal of Sociology. 50 (4): 393–407. doi:10.1177/1440783312462165. ISSN 1440-7833. Wikidata Q108872194.
- Maureen Baker (May 2010). "Motherhood, employment and the "child penalty"". Women's Studies International Forum. 33 (3): 215–224. doi:10.1016/J.WSIF.2010.01.004. ISSN 0277-5395. Wikidata Q108872195.
- Maureen Baker (28 June 2010). "Career confidence and gendered expectations of academic promotion". Journal of Sociology. 46 (3): 317–334. doi:10.1177/1440783310371402. ISSN 1440-7833. Wikidata Q108872196.
References
- ^ "Maureen Baker, 1948 (Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series)". via encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Emeritus Professor Maureen Baker - The University of Auckland". www.arts.auckland.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "View our current Fellows". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.