Women, Universities, and Change: Gender Equality in the European Union and the United States

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Reframing Gender Equality Initiatives as University Adaptation....Pages 1-6
Pushing the Gender Equality Agenda Forward in the European Union....Pages 7-21
Between Change and Resistance: Gender Structures and Gender Cultures in German Institutions of Higher Education....Pages 23-41
Gender Equality Challenges and Higher Education Reform: A Case Study University of Dortmund....Pages 43-59
Gender Equity and Higher Education Reform in Austria....Pages 61-72
University Adaptation and Gender Equality: A Case Study of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration....Pages 73-88
Women in Universities in Finland: Relative Advances and Continuing Contraditions....Pages 89-111
Promotion of Gender Equality in the University of Helsinki....Pages 113-131
Gender and U.K. Higher Education: Post-Feminism in a Market Economy....Pages 133-144
Personal Learning on Professional Doctorates: Feminist and Women’s Contributions to Higher Education....Pages 145-160
Gender Equality in the American Research University: Renewing the Agenda for Women’s Rights....Pages 161-178
Academic Excellence and Gender Equality at Ohio State University....Pages 179-195
Helping or Hurting Women? The Case of a Dual Career Couple Policy at the University of Kansas....Pages 197-214
Frames, Changes, Challenges, and Strategies....Pages 215-222
Back Matter....Pages 223-228