This book presents the findings of a survey that analyzes a unique set of data on gender studies departments, and … provides a clear and simple synthesis of heterogeneous databases on the gender gap in the STEM (Science, Technology … insights into both the education and employment of women in STEM. It investigates how the gender gap has evolved among STEM …

In all Western societies women earn lower wages on average than men. The gender wage gap has existed for many years … progress made by women in the labor market, and the characteristics and causes of remaining gender inequalities. It also covers … other dimensions of inequality and their interplay with gender, such as family formation, wellbeing, race, and immigrant …

the contemporary shift from heavy industry to game industry and how this has altered relationships between gender … gender to recent theories concerning globalization and transnationalism. This wide-ranging and interdisciplinary text …1. Setting the scene -- 2. Gender in inventions and innovations -- 3 New economy, platform economy and gender -- 4 …