Download or read book International Perspectives on Gender and Higher Education written by Christine Fontanini and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite improved access to higher education for women, the distribution of women and men varies considerably between fields of study. The chapters in this edited collection explore the participation status of women in higher education across the varying socio-economic and sociological backgrounds observed in different countries and regions.