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Ingrid Biese

Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher
Hanken School of Economics

Ingrid Biese is an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Management and Organisation at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. Her primary area of research is opting out and in among both men and women, as well as sustainable working cultures and career models. Other areas of interest are globalization, individualization, identity, and gender. Ingrid regularly gives talks and engages in public debates on sustainable careers and lifestyles.

Subjects: Gender & Sexuality, Work & Organizational Psychology

Biography

Ingrid Biese is an Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Management and Organisation at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. After having opted out of a career in consulting, Ingrid started working on a PhD, which she received from the Hawke Research Institute at the University of South Australia. Her primary area of research is opting out and in among both men and women, as well as sustainable working cultures and career models. Ingrid has introduced a new definition of opting out to include leaving mainstream career models to adopt new lifestyles where one can live and work on one’s own terms. Other areas of interest are globalization, individualization, identity, and gender. Ingrid regularly gives talks and engages in public debates on sustainable careers and lifestyles, for example through her blog theoptingoutblog.com.

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