The MINDtheGEPs Book is out!
This groundbreaking book offers a rich comparative analysis of gender inequalities in science and research across different organisational and national contexts in Europe.
Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methods, it explores how gender regimes, organisational cultures and policies, and neoliberal logics shape gendered careers, lived experiences, and ways of doing science in research and academia.
Chapter 10, co-authored by K&I researchers Claudia Colonnello and Federico Luigi Marta, together with Josepine Fernow and Federica Turco, highlights key lessons and good practices from the MINDtheGEPs project.
Open access: The book is free to read, download, and share under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence, thanks to CIRSDe – Research Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Turin.
Reference: Solera, C., & Naldini, M. (Eds.). (2026). Gender (in)equality in research and science. Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI: 10.4337/9781035345717
BOOK PRESENTATION WEBINAR – GENDER (IN)EQUALITY IN RESEARCH AND SCIENCE
23 OCTOBER 2026 | 3:30–5:00 PM CEST
Join us for the online presentation of Gender (In)equality in Research and Science: A Multilevel Analysis across Europe, the new open-access book bringing together key findings from the MINDtheGEPs project. The book will be presented by editors Cristina Solera and Manuela Naldini, with Barbara Risman and Ross Woods as discussants.
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