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IZOLDA TAKÁCS: THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
the Department of Economical and Legal Sciences of the MTA at their closed
general meeting in May),”°* a full member of the MTA suggests that a quota is
not the right solution, and she is against the use of any instruments that would
consider anything else apart from regular scientific achievements. Instead, she
propounds that “[...]growing the numbers of female academics would be
speeded up primarily by having more women receiving the title of Doctor of
MTA since the academics of the future will come out of them. Sadly, it is a
widespread practice that one can become a university teacher without achiev¬
ing the titles of DSc / Doctor of MTA (that applies to men as well), and it goes
against striving to earn the academic title.”
Despite the facts above, it seems as if the female quota based on equal achieve¬
ments would still be a good and necessary solution, even if as positive dis¬
crimination, it is being severely criticized. It would only on the surface result
in unfair advantages for the women. In reality, it would only help those women
who already have the adequate scientific achievements to get into the Academy,
the ones who have similar merits to their male counterparts, which qualify
them as fit for such a position.
This way we could ensure a model and lay the foundations to a scientific
tradition and experience for the next generation of women. That is, it would
fill the role of a catalyst in the courses of equal opportunity and democratization
in Hungary. Nota bene, the quota in itself would not be enough even if it could
get rid of the weight of all revulsion against it, because in order to be able to
operate well, it should be supported with measures that can help with combining
family and work,””° so that Hungarian women shouldn't have to make the choice
between these. Only this way is it possible that women could partake of the
academic life and research with the comprehensive utilization of their knowledge.
“Reintegration after childbirth, forming and maintaining groups independently,
engagement in leading roles with the support of corporate executives (+ a
women- and family-friendly workplace + positive models of successful leading
researcher careers of women) are all crucial elements of taking the research
208 After one quarter of a century, once again a lawyer became the chairperson of the Department
of Economics and Law. She is Vanda Lamm. By her election, a female academic has become the
chairperson of a scientific department after a long time again. Besides her, six new chairpersons
were elected during the renewal of officers — Attila Zsoldos, Miklós Laczkovich, László Péter
Kollár, Ferenc Fülöp, László Bozó and Zoltan Racz. Source: mta.hu: http://mta.hu/mta_hirei/
noi-elnok-is-van-a-tudomanyos-osztalyok-uj-vezetoi-kozott-az-akademian-107834 (accessed
21 May 2022).
209 Lamm: Nok az Akadémián, 867.
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"In the case of women with children choosing a career on the labour market, it can be problematic
to uninterruptedly attend to their roles in the family. In their case the effective integration into
society depends on solving the childcare issue in either a private or institutional setting." Koncz,
K. (2016b): A mainstream nőpolitika zsákutca?!, Magyar Tudomány, 2016/4, 470.
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