Gender, Power and Higher Education in a Globalised World

Pat O'Connor, Kate White

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English

Springer Nature Switzerland AG
26 August 2022

Gender studies, gender groups; Psychology of gender; Organisation & management of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Business strategy

Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education

This book examines persistent gender inequality in higher education, and asks what is preventing change from occurring. The editors and contributors argue that organizational resistance to gender equality is the key explanation; reflected in the endorsement of discourses such as excellence, choice, distorted intersectionality, revitalized biological essentialism and gender neutrality. These discourses implicitly and explicitly depict the status quo as appropriate, reasonable and fair: ultimately impeding efforts and attempts to promote gender equality. Drawing on research from around the world, this book explores the limits and possibilities of challenging these harmful discourses, focusing on the state and universities themselves as levers for change. It stresses the importance of institutional transformation, the vital contribution of feminist activists and the importance of women’s deceptively ‘small victories’ in the academy.

Edited by: Pat O'Connor, Kate White
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2021 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9783030696894
ISBN 10: 3030696898
Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 26 August 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pat O’Connor is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Limerick, Ireland, and Visiting Professor at the Geary Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland. She is a sociologist with a focus on gender equality in higher education institutions: particularly leadership, excellence, micropolitics, gender-based violence, equality related interventions and women’s academic careers. Kate White is Adjunct Associate Professor at Federation University Australia and Director of the Women in Higher Education Management Network. Her research focuses on gender equality and leadership in higher education, women’s academic careers and women in science.