Dr. Karin Schwiter

Current Projects

Oct. 2010 - Oct. 2012
Continuity and Change of Gender Inequalities in Educational and Vocational Pathways. A Mixed Methods Study. (German title: Persistenz und Wandel von Geschlechterungleichheiten in Ausbildungs- und Berufsverläufen. Eine Mixed Methods Studie)
Funded by the National Research Programme 60 (NFP60) of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), project chair: Prof. Dr. Andrea Maihofer and Prof. Dr. Max Bergman, University of Basel, project homepage, interview (PDF, 1.8 Mb) on the project (Basellandschaftliche Zeitung), Zwischenbericht (PDF, 76 Kb)

Nov. 2011 - March 2012
Analysis of the care market in private homes in Zurich (German title: Marktanalyse "Care in Zürcher Privathaushalten", funded by the city of Zurich, project chairs: Prof. Dr. Christian Berndt & Dr. Karin Schwiter, project execution: Jasmine Truong.

Completed Projects

March 2005 - Jan. 2010
Dissertation: Life Plans. Young Adults caught between Individuality and Gender Norms. (German title: Lebensentwürfe. Junge Erwachsene im Spannungsfeld zwischen Individualität und Geschlechternormen). Introduction (including research questions and overview of chapters: Dissertation (PDF, 4.2 Mb) in German, summary (PDF, 62 Kb) in German

June 2004 - Feb. 2005
Revision and extension of the entries on Switzerland, the Swiss cantons, cities and larger villages for the 30th edition of the Brockhaus dictionary.

Oct. 2002 - Oct. 2003
Master Thesis on The Gendered Division of Labour in Swiss Families. (German title: Arbeitsteilung in der Familie - zwischen gelebter und gewünschter Wirklichkeit), summary (PDF, 144 Kb) in English, summary (PDF, 148 Kb)in German, Master Thesis (PDF, 1.3 Mb) in German