Dr. Karin Allard

Biography

Karin Allard is a licensed psychologist and a senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, where she has been a faculty member since 2007. She teaches primarily in the field of work and organizational psychology and has taken on roles as a course leader for various introductory courses in group psychology. Her academic research focuses on leadership, organizational culture, gender equality, and the work-family dynamic, investigating how organizational factors influence the experiences of employed parents. Allard's doctoral dissertation centered on the implications of organizational culture on men's use of parental leave and their experiences of work-family conflict. Currently, she leads a research project funded by the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) examining the ethical values in managerial work among both men and women, with a comparative approach between Sweden and India. Her work is pivotal in understanding how leadership and organizational contexts impact gender dynamics in the workplace. In addition to her research, Allard is an active collaborator within the Sweden India Gender Network (SIGN), aimed at fostering comparative research and knowledge dissemination around leadership and gender issues between the two countries.

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