CAMILLA GAIASCHI

Camilla Gaiaschi is a senior assistant professor at the University of Salento. She has obtained a Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Milan where she subsequently worked as a post-doc while being in charge for several years of the course “Equal opportunities and scientific careers”. Before arriving in Lecce, she has completed a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship at the University of Lausanne with the project WIRED - Women In Research and higher EDucation.

Her research interests lie with gender inequalities in the labor market and in scientific professions, women in research, gender in science and welfare policies in a gender perspective. She has published on several national and international journals including Gender, Work and Organization and Social Forces.

Her book “Doppio Standard” covers eight years of quantitative and qualitative research on gender inequalities in the academic sector, in the biosciences and in the medical profession.

TALKS AND INTERVIEWS

30 Luglio 2025 - Intervista a "Parla con lei" - Radio Popolare

18 Dicembre 2023 - Intervista al podcast "Genericamente"

7 Dicembre 2023. Le differenze di genere nel mondo STEM | TEDxPotenza

6 marzo 2023. Consiglio d'autore. I sentimenti del principe Carlo di Liv Strömquist

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

2025. Gaiaschi, C. “The Advance of Women in Highly-Skilled Professions and Science in Italy: A Gender Paradox?”, in Pulcher, S., Basaglia, S., Cuomo, S., Simonella Z. (eds.) Diversity and Inclusion in Italy: Societal and Organizational Perspectives. Cham: Springer, pp. 397-419. ISBN: 978-3-031-81937-7.

2025. Gaiaschi, C. Breaking the glass door in academia? The role of contextual factors in moderating the gender gap in recruitment. Evidence from Italy. Higher Education. Online first: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-025-01466-4. DOI: 10.1007/s10734-025-01466-4.

2025. Gaiaschi, C. Disuguaglianze e stereotipi di genere nelle organizzazioni e nelle istituzioni. Sociologia, 2 (19), pp. 109-122. ISSN 0038-0156.

2025. Gaiaschi, C, Ghigi, R., Quaglia V. 2025. Joy and guilt, passion and anxiety: emotions in academia. Introduzione al Symposium “Emotions in Academia”. Sociologica, 19/2.ISSN 1971-8853. DOI: 10.6092/issn.1971-8853/21823

NEWS

24 July 2025

Times Higher Education talks about "Breaking the glass door" (Gaiaschi, 2025).

Dixon, E. "Gender gap present from start of academic careers, study finds". Times Higher Education, 24 July 2025.

11 February 2025

"Gender and science: where do we stand? Numbers and reasons behind inequalities".

Speech held at the Department of Mathematics and Management, University of Bari.

29 October 2024

"Gender inequalities in science: explanatory factors and possible escape routes".

Speech delivered to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, Commission for Women's Rights of the AP-UpM. Senate, Conference Hall, Rome.