Kadri Aavik

Kadri Aavik
Aavik at a Loomus animal rights conference in 2017
Born (1980-04-10) 10 April 1980
CitizenshipEstonian
Known forResearch on gender, masculinities, and veganism
Academic background
Alma materTallinn University (PhD)
Central European University (MA)
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsTallinn University

Kadri Aavik (born 10 April 1980) is an Estonian sociologist and gender studies scholar. She is an Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Head of the Sociology MA programme at Tallinn University.[1] Her research spans sociology of gender, critical studies of men and masculinities, and critical animal and vegan studies.[2]

Education

Aavik holds an MA in Gender Studies from the Central European University and a PhD in Sociology from Tallinn University (2015).[1][3]

Academic career and research

Aavik works in the School of Governance, Law and Society at Tallinn University and is affiliated with the university’s Gender Studies Research Group.[1][2] She has been listed as a coordinator of academic activities linked to the Gender Studies Research Group.[4]

From 2018 to 2022, she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Helsinki as part of the project Climate Sustainability in the Kitchen, hosted by the Gender Studies unit.[1][5]

Her scholarship includes research on labour-market inequality and the gender pay gap,[6] gender equality mechanisms in academia,[7] and men, masculinities, and veganism, including work that has been discussed in Estonian media and international-facing outlets.[8]

Editorial work

Aavik is a co-editor of the Estonian gender studies journal Ariadne Lõng.[9] She also serves on the editorial board of the journal Men and Masculinities.[10]

Veganism and activism

Aavik has participated in Estonia’s animal-rights and vegan movement, including speaking roles connected to animal-rights events and work with civil society organisations.[11] She has also been described as a member of Estonian NGOs including the Estonian Vegan Society and Loomus, and as the author of the vegan blog Veganmaailm.[12]

Selected publications

  • Vegan. Hooliv ja maitsev elu (with Anniina Ljokkoi and Minna Toots). Tammerraamat, 2015.[13]
  • Men, Masculinities and the Modern Career: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives (co-editor). De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2020.[14]
  • Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men. Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.[15]
  • Routledge Handbook on Men, Masculinities and Organizations: Theories, Practices and Futures of Organizing (co-editor). Routledge, 2023.[16]
  • Feminist Animal and Multispecies Studies: Critical Perspectives on Food and Eating (co-editor). Brill, 2023.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kadri Aavik". Tallinn University. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "People". Tallinn University – Gender Studies Research Group. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Intersectional disadvantage and privilege in the Estonian labour market: an analysis of work narratives of Russian-speaking women and Estonian men". Tallinn University. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Course for PhD students and supervisors "Populism, far right movements and gender: critical perspectives"". Tallinn University. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ^ "People". University of Helsinki – Climate Sustainability in the Kitchen. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ^ Aavik, K.; Ubakivi-Hadachi, P.; Raudsepp, M.; Roosalu, T. (2024). "The gender pay gap—What's the problem represented to be? Analyzing the discourses of Estonian employers, employees, and state officials on pay equality". Gender, Work & Organization. 31 (1): 171–191. doi:10.1111/gwao.13061.
  7. ^ Aavik, Kadri (2017). "Doing Neoliberalism on Campus: The Vulnerability of Gender Equality Mechanisms in Estonian Academia". Gender and Research. 18 (1): 130–153. doi:10.13060/25706578.2017.18.1.353.
  8. ^ "How Estonian vegan men challenge stereotypes". Estonian World. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Toimetus". Ariadne Lõng (in Estonian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Men and Masculinities – Editorial Board". SAGE Journals. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Tallinnas toimub rahvusvaheline loomaõiguste konverents". Hea Kodanik (in Estonian). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Loomuse akadeemia". Loomus (in Estonian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Ilmus esimene eestikeelne käsiraamat veganlusest". Loomus (in Estonian). 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  14. ^ Aavik, Kadri; Bland, Clarice; Hoegaerts, Josephine; Salminen, Janne, eds. (2020). Men, Masculinities and the Modern Career: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives. De Gruyter Oldenbourg. doi:10.1515/9783110651874. ISBN 9783110651874.
  15. ^ Aavik, Kadri (2023). Contesting Anthropocentric Masculinities Through Veganism: Lived Experiences of Vegan Men. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-19507-5. ISBN 978-3-031-19506-8.
  16. ^ Hearn, Jeff; Aavik, Kadri; Collinson, David L.; Thym, Anika, eds. (2023). Routledge Handbook on Men, Masculinities and Organizations: Theories, Practices and Futures of Organizing. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003193579. ISBN 9781032045160.
  17. ^ Aavik, Kadri; Irni, Kuura; Joki, Milla-Maria, eds. (2023). Feminist Animal and Multispecies Studies: Critical Perspectives on Food and Eating. Brill. ISBN 9789004679375. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  • "Kadri Aavik". Estonian Research Information System (ETIS). Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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