LEADER 04085nam 22006135 450 001 9911018656703321 005 20250730130304.0 010 $a3-031-98227-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-98227-9 035 $a(CKB)40073165100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32251004 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32251004 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-98227-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9940073165100041 100 $a20250730d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAcademic Women in the Arab Region $eThe Intersection of Class and Gender /$fby Valentina Fedele, Loretta Dell?Aguzzo, Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (182 pages) 311 08$a3-031-98226-6 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Gender Disparities in South Mediterranean Arab Universities -- 3. Gender Equality in the Academy -- 4. Intersectional Searching: Gender, Class, and Wasta -- 5. Methodology: A Mixed Method Approach -- 6. Women Identities and Living Experiences. 330 $aThis book offers the first systematic study of gender equality in academia in the South Mediterranean region, with a unique focus on the intersection of gender and class. Drawing on rich qualitative data from in-depth interviews with female academics in the region, this analysis moves beyond traditional bibliometric approaches to explore the deeper structural factors behind women?s underrepresentation in senior academic roles. By combining survey, web scraped and interview data, the book examines the challenges women face throughout their careers and investigates whether female academics share the same socio-economic backgrounds as women in the wider society, or if they come from more privileged groups. In particular, this book considers whether those who succeed in academia possess higher levels of family capital. This analysis sheds light on the complex dynamics shaping women?s academic trajectories in the region. It will be of interest to students and scholars in gender studies, intersectional economics, education, and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) studies. Valentina Fedele is Associate Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes at Link Campus University, Italy. Her main research interests focus on the articulation and (self-)representation of contemporary social movements in North Africa and socio-cultural issues connected with the diasporic communities of MENA countries. Loretta Dell?Aguzzo is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Link Campus University, Italy. Her research interests focus on authoritarian regimes and democratization processes, both from a domestic and international perspective. Her research primarily concentrates on post-communist countries and the MENA region. Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera is an Associate Professor at Link Campus University, Italy. His research covers a range of topics, from social aspects?such as social capital and the overeducation of PhD holders?to business-related issues. 606 $aSex 606 $aEducation, Higher 606 $aInclusive education 606 $aFeminist economics 606 $aGender Studies 606 $aHigher Education 606 $aInclusive Education 606 $aFeminist Economics 615 0$aSex. 615 0$aEducation, Higher. 615 0$aInclusive education. 615 0$aFeminist economics. 615 14$aGender Studies. 615 24$aHigher Education. 615 24$aInclusive Education. 615 24$aFeminist Economics. 676 $a305.3 700 $aFedele$b Valentina$0750065 701 $aDell'Aguzzo$b Loretta$01836960 701 $aLavadera$b Giuseppe Lubrano$01836961 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911018656703321 996 $aAcademic Women in the Arab Region$94415187 997 $aUNINA