GenderChange in Academia: Re-Mapping the Fields of Work, Knowledge, and Politics from a Gender Perspective

Front Matter....Pages 1-12
“Gender Change in Academia“: Gender in Universities in Lower Saxony....Pages 13-14
Engendering the University through Policy and Practice: Barriers to Promotion to Full Professor for Women in the Science, Engineering, and Math Disciplines....Pages 15-26
Hyper-Modernisation and Archaism: Women in Higher Education Internationally....Pages 27-42
Gender and gatekeeping of excellence in research funding: European perspectives....Pages 43-59
The new entrepreneurship in science and changing gender arrangements – Approaches and perspectives....Pages 61-73
 Gender, Managerialism and Academe: Challenges and Prospects ....Pages 75-86
Science Between Organization and Profession: Opportunities for Neutralizing Gender? – Reflections on Research Assessment....Pages 87-100
Careers and the Reorganisation of University and Research Systems in France and Germany....Pages 101-122
Reforming university, re-gendering careers. Informal barriers to women academics in Austria....Pages 123-136
Grasping the poisoned chalice: Higher education and managerial identities in Sweden....Pages 137-147
Is Science as way of life in transition? Some notes about the every day style of life of academics in Germany....Pages 149-159
Academic Life and Gender Relations. The Case of Fathers in Professorship....Pages 161-171
Gender Knowledge under Construction. The Case of the European Union’s Science and Research Policy....Pages 173-187
Women in cutting-edge research – gender equality and the German Excellence Initiative....Pages 189-201
Contemporary Challenges for gender research in the context of globalisation....Pages 203-216
‘Security’ Architectures, New Ontologies and the Category of Gender. Contemporary Challenges in Feminist Technoscience Studies....Pages 217-230
Innovative changes in biomedicine: integration of sex and gender aspects in research and clinical practice....Pages 231-242
Gender Studies as a Profession....Pages 243-251
Promoting Women in Post-Graduate Studies: Chances and Challenges of PhD Reforms in Germany....Pages 253-268
From Feminist Social Work Projects to Gender and Diversity Modules? Gender in Social Work BA and MA Curricula at Universities of Applied Sciences....Pages 269-278
Gender Studies in Entrepreneurial Universities: The Case of Inter- and Transdisciplinarity....Pages 279-288
Building Two-Way Streets to Implement -Policies that Work for Gender and Science....Pages 289-303
Gender Discourses and Organisational Change. The Economisation of Gender Politics in Germany....Pages 305-316
What works and what doesn’t: How to increase the representation of women in academia and business....Pages 317-328
Gender Politics: Behavior therapy for the two sexes or a structural critique of economic relations?....Pages 329-338
Reflecting on practical experience and a case study within the field of gender equality politics....Pages 339-349
Gender Mainstreaming, Diversity Management and Inclusive Excellence: From Similarities and Differences to New Possibilities....Pages 351-362
Diversity Politics and Diversity Management in Organizations....Pages 363-375
Managing Gender & Diversity – Assumptions, Connections and Challenges for theory development....Pages 377-393
Promoting e/quality and excellence in universities and research: The “Gender-Alliance” for the German science system....Pages 395-407
Do Little Strokes Fell Big Oaks? Mentoring within the Federal Programme for Gender Equality at Swiss Universities and Its Impact on Academic Structures....Pages 409-422
Gender Equity in Science....Pages 423-434