This article argues that gender equality programmes in universities and colleges may
operate as a form of 'moderate feminism', producing contradictions through simultaneously …

The under‐representation of women at the top of the academy is a persistent and fascinating
issue, mostly analysed as a result of women's choices or as an issue of personnel …

Gender research has made a call for more transparency and accountability in academic
recruitment and selection in order to overcome the inequality practices that have led to an …

This volume presents theory and practice of an open-ended framework of theoretical
concepts and process postulates about processes of identity development and redefinition …

OBJECTIVE: The role of women in Western society has changed dramatically in the past
several decades. Despite this, many gender disparities still exist for professionals in the …

The article provides an in‐depth analysis of the gendering processes among PhD
candidates in a political science department. It uses Joan Acker's theory of gendered …

For many years, Finland has been known as a country that promotes gender equality in all
walks of life, particularly in the domain of higher education. Yet here, too, women academics …

This paper contributes to understandings of how Athena SWAN (AS) is shaping
contemporary equality work in the context of the neoliberal university, and whether it is …

BACKGROUND The recent EU report on national policies on women and science calls for
new research that would “throw light on complex and intangible issues, such as the …

This article explores emerging themes from the literature on gender and higher education in
low-income Commonwealth countries. It attempts to engage with a range of unpublished or …