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Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir - Professor

Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir

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School of Social Sciences

Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir

Professor

Pro-Rector of Science and Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

Location
Oddi / O-327
Phone
5254237 6952532
Email
glr [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics
Website
https://english.hi.is/staff/glr
Published Work
Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir - published work

Curriculum Vitae
Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
Consultation hours
Please send an e-mail to glr@hi.is and we will make an appointment
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2662-5773
Research portal – Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir

Show Professional Experience

2008 - , Professor in Sociology, The University of Iceland
2016 - 2023, Vice-rector research, University of Iceland
2008 - 2013, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of Iceland
2011 - 2011, Visiting Scholar:, California State University
2004 - 2008, Associate Professor in Sociology, The University of Iceland
1994 - 2007, Head of department and Senior researcher, Department of Research and Occupational Health
2006 - 2006, Visiting Scholar, University of York, England
2002 - 2004, Assistant Professor in Sociology, The University of Iceland
1996 - 2002, Post doc grant awarded by the National Science of Iceland, University of Iceland
1989 - 1993, Research position, Lund University, Sweden
1982 - 1983, ,
1982 - 1983, ,
1982 - 1983, ,

Show Published works

2025

“Not all care is love”Feminism and Psychology

2023

Eleven Years of Gender Data VisualizationIEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Justice and utilityGender, Work and Organization
Sjálfboðastarf í Brothættum byggðumÍslenska þjóðfélagið.

2024

Wages, Demographics, and GenderNordic Journal of Working Life Studies

2022

Að sníða verkfærið að veruleikanum eða veruleikann að verkfærinu? Um jafnlaunastaðal og afnám kynbundinna launaStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Andleg og líkamleg líðan grunnskólakennara á tímum COVID-19
Gender, doctorate holders, career path, and work–life balance within and outside of academiaJournal of Sociology
Hefur kulnun aukist meðal grunnskólakennara á síðustu árum?
Rannsókn á tengslum kynferðis og aldurs dómara og lögmanna við úrslit dómsmála í héraðiStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Samheldni og umburðarlyndi kom okkur í gegnum COVID-19
Student evaluation of teachingHigher Education Research and Development
Tengsl COVID-19 við heilsu og líðan grunnskólakennara
The Well-Being of Primary School Teachers during COVID-19International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Veikindi og veikindafjarvistir starfsfólks í umönnun og kennslu. Hvað getum við lært af bankahruninu 2008?Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga

2021

Gender Bias in Academic Recruitment? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in the Nordic RegionEuropean Sociological Review
The prevalence, seriousness, and causes of teenage work accidentsWork

2020

Bullying and harassment in downsized workplaces: What can we learn from the 2008 Icelandic economic collapse?International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Hardworking, Adaptive, and Friendly
Job strain, gender and well-being at work: a case study of public sector line managersInternational Journal of Workplace Health Management
Networks, homogeneity and gender in Icelandic business elitesScandinavian Journal of Management
“Not like every other tourist with selfie stick”: Voluntourism in Iceland
Structural Hindrances or Less Driven Women? Managers’ Views on Corporate QuotasPolitics & Gender
Threats and physical violence in female-dominated workplaces in times of an economic crisisInternational Journal of Workplace Health Management

2019

Addressing the Horizontal Gender Division of Labor: A Case Study of Support and Obstacles in a Heavy Industry Plant in IcelandSex Roles
Gender, agency, and time use among doctorate holders: The case of IcelandTime & Society
Heiðarlegir vinnuþjarkar, hreinlátir og fljótir að læra: Um sjálfboðaliðastörf á ÍslandiÍslenska þjóðfélagið.
Líðan leikskólakennara og leiðbeinenda í leikskólum í kjölfar efnahagshrunsinsNetla

2018

Networks, Homogeneity and Gender in Icelandic Businss Elites
Reproducing gender roles through virtual workInternational Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
The politics of diversity: Social and political integration of immigrants in IcelandIcelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Top managers and the gendered interplay of organizations and family life: the case of IcelandGender in Management: An International Journal

2017

Changes in occupational mental and physical health and health symptoms during the economic recessionWork
Elítur á Íslandi – einsleitni og innbyrðis tengslIcelandic Review of Politics & Administration

2016

¡Es tan persistente!: evolución de la brecha salarial de género y la brecha de cuidados en Islandia
The experience and practice of social support during major organizational changes. The case of the bank collapse in Iceland in 2008International journal of business and management
Veikindafjarvistir, læknisheimsóknir og vinnutengd líðan í kjölfar bankahruns: Samanburður á starfsfólki skóla og öðru starfsfólki sveitarfélagaNetla

2015

Predictors of gender inequalities in the rank of full professorScandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Sickness and sickness absence of remaining employees in a time of economic crisisSocial Science and Medicine
The Health and Well-being of Bankers Following DownsizingWork, Employment and Society
‘We are like the Poles’: On the ambiguous labour market position of young IcelandersStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Work-related health

2014

Gender diversity on boards in organizations
Lay offWork
Nordic sociology
The experience off lay off: Women and men in the financial sector in Iceland in the wake of economic recessionWork
Vinnufyrirkomulag og líðan í kjölfar kreppuÍslenska þjóðfélagið.
Vinnuslys ungmennaLaeknabladid
Virtual Work and Work-Life Balance for ManagersInternational journal of business and management

2013

Balancing Work-family Life in AcademiaGender, Work and Organization
Employment participation and work experience of male cancer survivorsWork
Explaining gender inequality in IcelandEuropean Journal of Higher Education
Financial crisis and collapsed banksAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine
Gender management with the focus on women in research and development. The case of the Czech Republic and Iceland
Health and well-being among ageing academics and corporate executives

2012

Er álið málið? Samfélagsbreytingar og atvinnumöguleikar kvenna á AusturlandiStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Kynjakvótar og mögulegar hindranir á leið kvenna til æðstu stjórnunarÍslenska þjóðfélagið.
Vinnutengd heilsa kvenna

2011

Autonomy and well-being among nordic male and female hospital physiciansWork
EPM technology and the psychosocial work environmentNew Technology, Work and Employment
Gender quotas and inequality in the management of Icelandic companies
Kynjakvóti og ójöfnuður við stjórnun íslenskra fyrirtækjaRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Lack of Gender Diversity in Business Leadership. Potentila Barriers and Solutions – Case of the Nordic Countries
„Rosaleg óvissa hjá okkur og vondur tími“:Netla

2010

Arnat atugarissaarnerlu Savalimmiuni, Kalaallit Nunaanni, Islandimilu
Human relations and well-being among elderly people at total a institution
Islandimi arnat aamma atugartuussuseq
Jämställdhet och svågerpolitik på Island. Ett historiskt perspektiv på jämställdhetspolicyn på Island
Konur og velferð á Íslandi
Kvinder og velfærd i Island
Kvinder og velfærd i Vestnorden / Kvinnur og vælferð í útnorðri
Kvinnur og vælferð í Íslandi
Samskipti og líðan aldraðra á altækri stofnunRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Starfsánægja framhaldsskólakennara Innri og ytri áhrifaþættirUppeldi og menntun
The Internet and academics' workload and work-family balanceInternet and Higher Education

2009

A nation-wide study of psychosocial strain at work as a predictor of seeking medical attentionThe Journal of Disability Medicine
Kön och makt i isländskt näringsliv
Líðan í kjölfar efnahagshruns. Samanburður þriggja hópaRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Staða kvenna í landbúnaði. Kynjafræðilegur sjónarhóllStjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Working children in Iceland: Policy and the labour marketBarn
Work-related health

2008

Hvað aftrar konum með vefjagigt þátttöku á vinnumarkaði?
Vinnufyrirkomulag og starfstengd líðan norrænna sjúkrahúslæknaRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Work family - family work conflict and the well-being of hospital physiciansRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Workhours and worklife balanceScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

2007

Arbejde, helse og velfærd i Vestnorden
Arbete, hälsa och välfärd i de västnordiska länderna Färöarna, Grönland och Island
Augun í borginni. Um eftirlitsmyndavélar og félagslegt taumhald
Employment participation and work experience of female breast cancer and lymphoma survivors from the Nordic Study of Cancer and WorkLung Cancer in Women
Hvað angrar kennara? Birtingarmyndir andlegrar og líkamlegrar vanlíðanarNetla
Iðna Lísa og atvinnulífið
Líkami starfsmanna – viðfang eftirlits. Um notkun líftækni við stjórnun vinnustaða
Rafrænt eftirlit á íslenskum vinnumarkaði. Umfang og birtingarform
Surveillance Technology, Work and Gender
Sveigjanlegar vaktir: Um viðhorf og væntingar til vaktavinnuRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Verkalýðshreyfingin og staða kvenna og karla á vinnumarkaði

2006

Nordic models of welfare and gender studies
"Þetta svona venst" Um upplýsingatækni, kynferði og líðan í þjónustuverumRannsóknir í félagsvísindum

2005

Alsjáandi auga tækninnar og líðan kvenna og karla í íslenskum fyrirtækjumLæknabladid
Alsjáandi augu í heimi hins ókunna. Um eftirlit og persónuvernd í kjölfar 11. septemberRannsóknir í félagsvísindum

2004

Correlates of probable alcohol abuse among women working in nursing homesScandinavian Journal of Public Health
Einelti á vinnustað, vinnuskipulag og líðan starfsmannaLæknablaðið
Íslenskur sjávarútvegur við aldahvörf. Félagsfræðilegur sjónarhóll
New technology and its impact on well beingWork
Reproduction of Gender-Power through New Technology
Upplýsingaþjóðfélag - EftirlitsþjóðfélagRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Vinnuálag og líðan mismunandi starfshópa kvenna í öldrunarþjónustuLæknablaðið
Vinnuumhverfi, líðan og kynferði. Kynjafræði - Kortlagningar
Well-being and self-assessed health among different groups of female personnel in geriatric careWork
Work organization, well-being and health in geriatric careWork

2003

Information technology and the increased surveillance in modern workplaces
Psychosocial risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among personnel in geriatric careAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine
Psychosocial Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Women Working in Geriatric CareAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine
Rafrænt eftirlit á íslenskum vinnumarkaðiRannsóknir í félagsvísindum

2001

Illt er að selja sál sína fyrir auð. Um vinnuskipulag og líðan starfsmannaGeðvernd

2000

Gender construction at work in Icelandic fish plantsNORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research
New technology and organization within the Fishing IndustryArbete, människa, miljö & Nordisk ergonomi

1999

Barn- och ungdomsarbete i Norden

1998

Að göfga manninn - en slíta konunum. Um samspil vinnuumhverfis og heilsufars)
Kynferði og sjávarbyggðir. Sjónarhorn félagsfræðinnarRannsóknir í félagsvísindum
Kynferðisleg áreitni á vinnustöðum

1997

Arbetsnorm, kön och kunskap inom fiskerietSociologisk Forskning
Valkyrjur eða ambáttir? Sjálfsbjargarviðleitni íslenskra kvennaÍslenskar kvennarannsóknir

1995

Kvinnofack eller intergrering som strategi mot underordning

Keywords for Specialisation:

Work life balance

Gender Segregation

Occupational Health

Artificial Intelligence