Women’s Lived Experiences of the Gender Gap

This book explores gender inequity and the gender gap from a range of perspectives including historical, motherhood, professional life and diversity. Using a narrative approach, the book shares diverse experiences and perspectives of the gender gap and the pervasive impact it has. Through authors' in-depth insights and critical analysis, each chapter addresses the gender gap by providing a nuanced understanding of the impact of the particular lens. It shares a holistic understanding of lived experiences of gender inequity.

The book offers interdisciplinary insights into current political, social, economic and cultural impacts on women and their lived experiences of inequity. It provides multiple voices from across the world and draws on narrative approaches to sharing evidence-based insights. It includes further insights and critique of each chapter to widen the perspectives shared as the gender gap is explored and provide rigorous discussion about what possibilities and challenges are inherent in the proposed solutions as well as offering new ones.

Chapter 10 and chapter 11 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

• Evidence-based Gender Gap Research
• Lived Experiences of Gender Inequity
• Implications of Gender Gap
• Context-specific Experiences
• Gender Gap
• Gender Inequity
• Stories of Womanhood
• Stories of Women's Experiences
• Border Crossing Experiences
• Women's Identity
• Gender Issues
• Coping and Resilience
• Cultural Barriers on Women
• Gender and Diversity

• University of Southern Queensland, Springfield Central, Australia

  Angela Fitzgerald

Angela Fitzgerald is ​an Adjunct Associate Professor (Science Curriculum and Pedagogy) in the School of Education, University of Southern Queensland. Her main focus is engaging in activities that support pre- and in-service teachers in developing their confidence and competence in the learning and teaching of science in primary school settings. She has also engaged in the professional experience space nationally and internationally, which has involved supporting pre-service teachers in their learning to teach journey and building partnerships with education stakeholders. Importantly, in the context of this collection, while Ange’s research interests do not align in an obvious way with the underlying themes of this collection, she brings a wealth of editorial experience and expertise. She has solo and co-edited five collections (all involving multiple authors based across Australia and New Zealand) and is the co-editor-in-chief of a Q1 journal (Research in Science Education). Ange has the ability to work with a diverse group of people to deliver projects on time and of a high quality.