Table of Contents

1. An Overview of Gender Inequality in EU Universities

2. The Challenge of Neoliberalism and Precarity for Gender-Sensitivity in Academia

3. Gender in Academic Recruitment and Selection

4. In Pursuit of Career Advancement in Academia: Do Gendered Pathways Exist?

5. Work-Life Balance in Academia: Myth or Reality?

6. Sexual Violence on Campus: Objectification, Awareness Raising and Response

7. Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Lessons from Queen’s University, Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin

8. Men and Masculinities in Academia: Towards Gender-Sensitive Perspectives, Processes, Policies and Practices

9. Unconscious Bias in Academia: A Threat to Meritocracy and What to Do About It

10. Change Management to Initiate and Accelerate Gender Equality

11. Understanding Leadership in Higher Education as a Tool for Change in Relation to Gender

12. Addressing Gender Inequality in Academia: The Role of Irish Funding Agencies

13. What Does Not Happen: Interrogating a Tool for Building a Gender-Sensitive University

14. Towards a Gender-Sensitive University

About the Author

Eileen Drew coordinated the EU-Horizon 2020 Systemic Action for Gender Equality (SAGE) Project. She is a Professor in Trinity College, Dublin, and Director of the Trinity Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership.

Siobhán Canavan is a Visiting Research Associate in the Trinity Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership, Trinity College, Dublin.