Annette Henninger

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Annette Henninger (born 1966) is a German political scientist. She is professor of politics and gender relations at the University of Marburg, Germany. Her research has focused upon antifeminism and gender in the workplace.

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Henninger was born in Kassel, Germany, in 1966. [1] She took her PhD in political science, focusing upon women in the Berlin labour market. She then worked at the University of Bremen and the WZB Berlin Social Science Centre. [2] She is professor of politics and gender relations at the University of Marburg. [1]

She edited the 2020 book Antifeminismen (Antifeminisms) with Ursula Birsl, in which they examine a rising tide of antifeminism in Germany and link it to a crisis over gender relations and racism, using different empirical studies. [3] [4] [5] The same year she co-edited the volume Arbeitskonflikte sind Geschlechterkämpfe (Work disputes are gender struggles). This book assesses industrial action through the lens of gender. [6] In 2022, she was interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor about gender relations in Germany, after Angela Merkel stepped down from the chancellor's office and Olaf Scholz became the new chancellor. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kürschners Deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender Online. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. 2010.
  2. "Dr. Annette Henninger". Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (in German). Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. Liebsch, Katharina (2021). "Annette Henninger / Ursula Birsl (Hrsg.): Antifeminismen. "Krisen"-Diskurse mit gesellschaftsspaltendem Potential?". Feministische Studien. 39 (1): 167–170. doi:10.1515/fs-2021-0016. S2CID   235325686.
  4. Schmincke, Imke (2021). "Annette Henninger und Ursula Birsl (Hg.): Antifeminismen. "Krisen"-Diskurse mit gesellschaftsspaltendem Potential". Femina Politica – Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft (in German). 30 (2): 210–212. doi: 10.3224/feminapolitica.v30i2.26 . ISSN   2196-1646.
  5. Blum, Rebekka; Grenz, Frauke (14 February 2022). "Rezension zu: Henninger, Annette/Birsl, Ursula (Hrsg.) (2020): Antifeminismen. "Krisen"-Diskurse mit gesellschaftsspaltendem Potential?". Familie, Geschlecht und Erziehung in Zeiten der Krisen des 21. Jahrhunderts: 217–222. doi:10.3224/84742621.16. S2CID   246842436.
  6. Klenner, Christina (2021). "Rezension: Ingrid Artus, Nadja Bennewitz, Annette Henninger, Judith Holland, Stefan Kerber-Clasen (Hg.): Arbeitskonflikte sind Geschlechterkämpfe – Sozialwissenschaftliche und historische Perspektiven". Femina Politica – Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft (in German). 30 (2): 205–207. doi: 10.3224/feminapolitica.v30i2.24 . ISSN   2196-1646. S2CID   245212598. Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  7. Chu, Lenora (7 January 2022). "Gender parity in Germany: How much did Merkel pave the way?". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.