CV
Cathrine Seierstad
University: School of Business and Management
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Road, E1 4NS London
RESEARCH
My research addresses the role of gender, leadership and the use of affirmative action (AA) strategies.
My PhD thesis explores sex segregation in the Norwegian labour market (writing-up). Specifically, I study
vertical sex segregation and the lack of women in the senior board / managerial positions. To see how
institutional laws and norms affect gender balance within organizations, I examine politicians,
academics, and directors of corporate boards as specific occupational groups that are vulnerable to such
segregation effects. My thesis is titled: Vertical sex segregation, equality, and political strategies: The
paradoxes and paths of the Norwegian labour market.
EDUCATION
2006 – 2010 (exp.)
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London Ph.D.
Management (awarded full scholarship)
2004-2005
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London MA in
International Management (awarded distinction)
2002-2003
University of Warwick
MA in International Relations
1997-2002
University of Oslo, Norway
Cand Mag (BA) in Pedagogy and Political Science
ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Seierstad, C. and Opsahl, T. For the few not the many? The effect of affirmative action on presence,
prominence, and social capital of female directors in Norway (conditional accept,).
Seierstad, C. and Healy, G. Women’s equality in the Scandinavian academy –a distant dream? (second
revision)
BOOK CHAPTERS
Seierstad, C. (2010). The most equal of the regions – the Scandinavian gendered paradox. In Healy, G.,
Noon, M. & Kirton, G. (eds) Equality, inequality and diversity – Contemporary challenges and strategies.
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Seierstad, C. (2010). Strategies for equality - The Norwegian experience of the use of gender quotas in
the private sector. In Wright, T. & Conley, H. (eds) Gower Handbook of discrimination at work. Aldershot:
Gower
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
Seierstad, C. (2010). Gendered structures and gendering practices in Norway: The case of politics,
academia and board of directors. Proceedings of Gender Work and Organisation, University of Keele,
Seierstad, C. (2010). Gender and legal developments in Scandinavia: The case of gender quotas on
company boards in Norway. Proceedings of the IIRA European Congress 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
Seierstad, C. (2009). A change in representation on Norwegian boards of directors: compliance,
prominence, and women’s experience. Proceedings of the Equal Opportunity International Conference,
Istanbul, Turkey
Seierstad, C. and Healy, G. (2007). Gender segregation in Scandinavian countries – The case of
academia. Proceedings of the International Labour Process Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seierstad, C. (2006). Occupational segregation and the patterns of work. Proceedings of the European
Academy of Management’s Annual Meeting, European Academy of Management, Oslo, Norway
UPCOMING ARTICLES
Gendering of elites: an investigation of gender within senior position in Norwegian corporations
30 years with quotas in Norwegian politics –Is it still a need?
Norwegian academia, a man’s world in the most equal country?
Norwegian board of directors, changes and effects of the gender representation law executive and non
executive boards
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-Present
School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London
Teaching Assistant / Associate
Supported the course organiser through detailed class preparation
Seminars and lectures at Bachelor-level in the subjects:
- Human Resource Management
- Work Employment and Society
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Seminars and lectures at Master-level in the subjects:
- Organisation Theory
- Diversity Management
- Qualitative Research Methods
Skills and Outputs: Wrote lectures and presentations. Assessed presentations,
prepared students on exam technique and essay writing in weekly seminars of
25 students in addition to essay and exam marking.
2003- 2004
Brunla Ungdomsskole, Stavern, Norway (school for 14-16 year olds)
Full-time teacher
Responsible for a class of 25 students
Taught Norwegian, English, and various social science courses
2000-2002
Various secondary schools in the Oslo Region
Part-time teacher (while studying)
Taught Norwegian, English and various social science courses
Covered individual classes in addition to whole courses
PERSONAL INTERESTS
I am curious, ambitious and hardworking. Having a long and demanding education, I have learned to
deal with challenges in a constructive and effective manner. I am solution-oriented, fast-learning and
flexible. Current affairs are of great interest to me and I follow national and international politics.
REFERENCES
Prof. Geraldine Healy
Director, Centre for Research in
Equality and Diversity
Queen Mary University of London
Email:g.m.healy@qmul.ac.uk
Dr. Tore Opsahl
Research Associate
Imperial College Business School
Imperial College London
Email: t.opsahl@imperial.ac.uk