Gender (in)equality in research and science : a multilevel analysis across europe / edited by Cristina Solera (associate professor of sociology, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin and Affiliate, Collegio Carlo Alberto) and Manuela Naldini (full professor of sociology of the family, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin and fellow, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Solera, Cristina, editor.

Naldini, Manuela, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in science--Europe.

Women in science.

Sex discrimination in higher education--Europe.

Sex discrimination in higher education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This insightful book provides a comparative and multidimensional exploration of gender inequalities in science and research across Europe. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods and comparing five European countries and seven types of research organisations, it examines how gender regimes, organisational cultures and policies and neoliberal logics shape careers, experiences and science. Leading authors in the field analyse analyse precarity, the glass ceiling, definitions of excellence, work-life balance, the passion trap and the impact of 'publish or perish' cultures, revealing how gendered expectations and practices intersect with structural and cultural barriers. Drawing on the Horizon Europe project MINDtheGEPs, the book highlights key areas of cultural and structural resistance and innovation that challenge the 'fix the women' approach and promote systemic change. Chapters link macro, meso and micro levels of analysis within a gender-as-social-structure framework, underscoring the importance of feminist approaches in understanding and addressing inequalities and in redefining science as a collective, inclusive and ethical enterprise. The book ultimately advocates for gender-aware institutional transformation that fosters both equality and excellence. Gender (In)equality in Research and Science is prime reading for scholars and students of gender studies, sociology, political science, and social policy. It is also relevant to higher education leaders, equality officers and policymakers for its concrete tools for transforming organisational gendered cultures and implementing and monitoring gender equality plans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction: Studying gender (in)equalities in research and science in different contexts / Cristina Solera and Manuela Naldini

Part I: Painting a quantitative portrait: Research organisations in Italy, Poland, Ireland, Spain and serbia

1. Mapping the macro context: Varieties of gender regimes / Manuela Naldini, Camilla Lasagna and Cristina Solera

2. Mapping the meso context: Multi-area indicators for a gender portrait / Domenico Sanseverino, Katarzyna Krzeminska and Cristina Solera

3. Gendered policy perceptions across career stages: Evidence from Italy and serbia / Arianna Santero, Aleksandra Drecun, Nicoló Marchesini and Giulia Tattarini

Part II: Painting a qualitative portrait: Male and female researchers embedded in different contexts

4. Lived experiences of precarity: The gendered paths of precariousness in Italian and Polish contexts / Paulina Sekuła, Marco Cellini, Aleksandra Migalska, Cloe Mirenda and Rosy Musumeci

5. Glass ceiling: Comparing promotion and leadership across different research organisations / Manuela Naldini, Gema Antequera, Ivana Jakic, Sonia Maria Llanes Guisande, Lucio Pisacane and Arianna Santero

6. Passion trouble: When you balance between family and passion / Magdalena Zadkowska, Magdalena Herzberg-Kurasz, Nicoló Marchesini and Rosy Musumeci

7. Defining and experiencing excellence in a neoliberal academia: Comparing the views of researchers at different career stages and roles / Rosy Musumeci, Angela Balzano, Aleksandra Migalska and Paulina Sekuła

Part III: Doing science in the neoliberal age: Contextualising critical issues and lines of flight

8. Being a researcher in the neo-liberal age: The 'how not to perish' aame-are we ready to change the rules? / Magdalena Anita Gajewska, Serena Tagliacozzoand / Magdalena Zadkowska

9. Fixing women or fixing the system? The case of mentoring / Cristina Solera, Marta Dziedzic, Aoife Ní Fhlatharta, Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka, Helena Mc Mahon and Sara Salerno

10. Lines of flight: Good practices in mindthegeps' gender equality plans / Claudia Colonnello, Josepine Fernow, Federico Luigi Martaand Federica Turco

11. Feminist epistemologies for gendering science and changing the system / Angela Balzano and Ilaria Santoemma.

Notes:

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Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035345717