This book aims to advance the debate on the process of precarisation in higher education and its gendered effects. It springs from a research project across institutions in seven European countries: Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Austria. Examining gender asymmetries in academic and research organisations, this volume focuses particularly on early careers. It centres both on STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and Social Science and Humanities fields.
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of comparative gender diference in Europe. In addressing a range of issues - from employment and households to the state, migration, male violence and values and attitudes - the book transcends the conventional 'economy/cultural' divide.