ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the teaching responsibilities of academics. It begins with the review of literature showcasing gender inequalities in teaching, including the gendered teaching evaluations, harassment from the student's side and additional emotional labor women are expected to perform. The literature showcases examples of how women are treated and judged differently by students, often with signs of sexism and harassment. Although it seems a common problem, institutions still treat it as an individual problem of women to deal with. The review of literature is followed by the presentation of teaching experiences of women in the CEE region. Empirics showcase the increasing teaching loads while minimizing teaching's importance for career development. It seems that there is a lack of incentive and reward for quality teaching, moreover, academics perceive teaching evaluations as rather symbolic, used only for reporting purposes. As a result, teaching seems to be seen as punishment.
