Christine Fontanini is Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Lorraine, France. Her research interests focus on post-secondary orientation of students and the relationship between gender and education. K.M. Joshi is Professor of Economics of Higher Education in the Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, India. His research interests include governance and equity in higher education, higher education reforms and private higher education.  Saeed Paivandi is Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His areas of research and specialisation are sociology of education, higher education policy, learning and teaching in higher education and adult education.

• Chapter 1. A Difficult Balance: Policies on Gender Imbalances in the Higher Education Student Population in Flanders; Kurt De Wit, Tom Bekers  Chapter 2. Gender in Higher Education: Portuguese Landscape; Elisa Chaleta, João Pissarra , Jorge Correia Jesuíno Chapter 3. Girls in French Higher Education: Real progress despite persistent inequalities in scientific and technological fields; Christine Fontanini, Saeed Paivandi Chapter 4. Gender and Higher Education: The Greek case; Georgios Stamelos , Georgia Eleni Lempesi Chapter 5. Italy: Gender Segregation and Higher Education; Chiara Biasin , Gina Chianese Chapter 6. Gender and Higher Education: The Hungarian case; Istvan Polonyi, Tamas Kozma Chapter 7. Gender and Higher education in Spain: A Changing and Hopeful Landscape; Alejandra Montané López, José Beltrán Llavador, Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan Chapter 8. Girls Orientation in Science Based Higher Education: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire; Nobah Céline Sidonie Koco Epse Kacou-Wodjé Chapter 9. Feminization of Japanese Higher Education and Career Pathway: From “Interruption” to “Upward Mobility”; Yukari Matsuzuka Chapter 10. Women in Higher Education in India: Historical Influences, Contemporary Narratives, and the way ahead; K.M. Joshi, Kinjal V. Ahir Chapter 11. Feminization of Higher Education in Iran: Paradoxes and Complexities; Saeed Paivandi, Yasmin Nadir Chapter 12. Women’s Empowerment Through Higher Education: The Case of Bangladesh; Rumana Ahmed, Nelia Hyndman-Rizk Chapter 13. Women's access to Brazilian Higher Education: The Case of the Federal University of Santa Catarina; Silvana Rodrigues de Souza Sato, Mariele Martins Torquato, Ione Ribeiro Valle Chapter 14. Access and Gender Equity in Colombian Higher Education: From Aspirations to Success; Lina Uribe-Correa, Aldo Hernández-Barrios Chapter 15. Women in Canadian Higher Education: The Paradox of Gender Parity and Equity; Shirin Abdmolaei, Goli M. Rezai-Rashti

Christine Fontanini is Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Lorraine, France. Her research interests focus on post-secondary orientation of students and the relationship between gender and education. K.M. Joshi is Professor of Economics of Higher Education in the Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, India. His research interests include governance and equity in higher education, higher education reforms and private higher education.  Saeed Paivandi is Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His areas of research and specialisation are sociology of education, higher education policy, learning and teaching in higher education and adult education.

• Chapter 1. A Difficult Balance: Policies on Gender Imbalances in the Higher Education Student Population in Flanders; Kurt De Wit, Tom Bekers  Chapter 2. Gender in Higher Education: Portuguese Landscape; Elisa Chaleta, João Pissarra , Jorge Correia Jesuíno Chapter 3. Girls in French Higher Education: Real progress despite persistent inequalities in scientific and technological fields; Christine Fontanini, Saeed Paivandi Chapter 4. Gender and Higher Education: The Greek case; Georgios Stamelos , Georgia Eleni Lempesi Chapter 5. Italy: Gender Segregation and Higher Education; Chiara Biasin , Gina Chianese Chapter 6. Gender and Higher Education: The Hungarian case; Istvan Polonyi, Tamas Kozma Chapter 7. Gender and Higher education in Spain: A Changing and Hopeful Landscape; Alejandra Montané López, José Beltrán Llavador, Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan Chapter 8. Girls Orientation in Science Based Higher Education: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire; Nobah Céline Sidonie Koco Epse Kacou-Wodjé Chapter 9. Feminization of Japanese Higher Education and Career Pathway: From “Interruption” to “Upward Mobility”; Yukari Matsuzuka Chapter 10. Women in Higher Education in India: Historical Influences, Contemporary Narratives, and the way ahead; K.M. Joshi, Kinjal V. Ahir Chapter 11. Feminization of Higher Education in Iran: Paradoxes and Complexities; Saeed Paivandi, Yasmin Nadir Chapter 12. Women’s Empowerment Through Higher Education: The Case of Bangladesh; Rumana Ahmed, Nelia Hyndman-Rizk Chapter 13. Women's access to Brazilian Higher Education: The Case of the Federal University of Santa Catarina; Silvana Rodrigues de Souza Sato, Mariele Martins Torquato, Ione Ribeiro Valle Chapter 14. Access and Gender Equity in Colombian Higher Education: From Aspirations to Success; Lina Uribe-Correa, Aldo Hernández-Barrios Chapter 15. Women in Canadian Higher Education: The Paradox of Gender Parity and Equity; Shirin Abdmolaei, Goli M. Rezai-Rashti

Christine Fontanini is Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Lorraine, France. Her research interests focus on post-secondary orientation of students and the relationship between gender and education. K.M. Joshi is Professor of Economics of Higher Education in the Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, India. His research interests include governance and equity in higher education, higher education reforms and private higher education.  Saeed Paivandi is Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His areas of research and specialisation are sociology of education, higher education policy, learning and teaching in higher education and adult education.

• Chapter 1. A Difficult Balance: Policies on Gender Imbalances in the Higher Education Student Population in Flanders; Kurt De Wit, Tom Bekers  Chapter 2. Gender in Higher Education: Portuguese Landscape; Elisa Chaleta, João Pissarra , Jorge Correia Jesuíno Chapter 3. Girls in French Higher Education: Real progress despite persistent inequalities in scientific and technological fields; Christine Fontanini, Saeed Paivandi Chapter 4. Gender and Higher Education: The Greek case; Georgios Stamelos , Georgia Eleni Lempesi Chapter 5. Italy: Gender Segregation and Higher Education; Chiara Biasin , Gina Chianese Chapter 6. Gender and Higher Education: The Hungarian case; Istvan Polonyi, Tamas Kozma Chapter 7. Gender and Higher education in Spain: A Changing and Hopeful Landscape; Alejandra Montané López, José Beltrán Llavador, Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan Chapter 8. Girls Orientation in Science Based Higher Education: The Case of Côte d’Ivoire; Nobah Céline Sidonie Koco Epse Kacou-Wodjé Chapter 9. Feminization of Japanese Higher Education and Career Pathway: From “Interruption” to “Upward Mobility”; Yukari Matsuzuka Chapter 10. Women in Higher Education in India: Historical Influences, Contemporary Narratives, and the way ahead; K.M. Joshi, Kinjal V. Ahir Chapter 11. Feminization of Higher Education in Iran: Paradoxes and Complexities; Saeed Paivandi, Yasmin Nadir Chapter 12. Women’s Empowerment Through Higher Education: The Case of Bangladesh; Rumana Ahmed, Nelia Hyndman-Rizk Chapter 13. Women's access to Brazilian Higher Education: The Case of the Federal University of Santa Catarina; Silvana Rodrigues de Souza Sato, Mariele Martins Torquato, Ione Ribeiro Valle Chapter 14. Access and Gender Equity in Colombian Higher Education: From Aspirations to Success; Lina Uribe-Correa, Aldo Hernández-Barrios Chapter 15. Women in Canadian Higher Education: The Paradox of Gender Parity and Equity; Shirin Abdmolaei, Goli M. Rezai-Rashti