Academic Careers and the Gender Gap

Maureen Baker is a professor of sociology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Sandra Acker, Professor Emerita, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto:
Maureen Baker argues that despite the progress made in improving women’s career chances in academia, women still come second to men on a range of indicators. Her ambitious book is an unusual and welcome exercise in comparative sociology and higher education, featuring Canada and New Zealand, where she has conducted original research, but set in a wider context of Australia, the UK, and the USA. This study by a leading sociologist has strong policy implications and should appeal to academics, doctoral students, administrators, and managers working in universities.