'This internationally co-authored book is such a valuable contribution to knowledge about gender in India's massive and massified higher education system. The book provides a sophisticated analysis of dominant codes of femininity and masculinity and explores the micro-level aspects of decision-making processes involved in access and participation in higher education in a rapidly changing and complex socio-cultural context. The focus moves beyond representational parity and examines the influence of social class, caste, community, and generational and gendered traditions on risks, choices, and constraints. This book is essential reading for all those involved in the study of equity internationally in higher education.'
Emerita Professor Louise Morley, University of Sussex, UK
'A treasure trove, this book brilliantly coins the term 'massification generation' to denote the phenomenon of expanding higher education in India whereby the students from disadvantaged socio-economic background are accessing higher education in large numbers. The book portrays how gender dynamics influence higher education access and choice in the state of Haryana, where the prevalent gender norms are characteristic of 'classical' patriarchy. It is refreshing that the book provides captivating explanation about underlying social processes maintaining the codes of femininity and masculinity in the attainment of higher education.'
Professor Rajeshwari, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India
'This book carefully applies layered techniques and new angles of gender analysis, to paint a richly textured picture of how gender shapes the choices and decisions young people in India make about pursuing higher education. The book challenges the idea that inequalities in higher education are solved through the achievement of gender parity, and presents evidence that is contextually specific to India, but theorised in ways that allow us to recognise the deeply gendered dynamics of higher education access in other parts of the world, particularly in global South contexts.'
Dr Mikateko Mathebula, University of the Free State, South Africa
Emerita Professor Louise Morley, University of Sussex, UK
'A treasure trove, this book brilliantly coins the term 'massification generation' to denote the phenomenon of expanding higher education in India whereby the students from disadvantaged socio-economic background are accessing higher education in large numbers. The book portrays how gender dynamics influence higher education access and choice in the state of Haryana, where the prevalent gender norms are characteristic of 'classical' patriarchy. It is refreshing that the book provides captivating explanation about underlying social processes maintaining the codes of femininity and masculinity in the attainment of higher education.'
Professor Rajeshwari, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India
'This book carefully applies layered techniques and new angles of gender analysis, to paint a richly textured picture of how gender shapes the choices and decisions young people in India make about pursuing higher education. The book challenges the idea that inequalities in higher education are solved through the achievement of gender parity, and presents evidence that is contextually specific to India, but theorised in ways that allow us to recognise the deeply gendered dynamics of higher education access in other parts of the world, particularly in global South contexts.'
Dr Mikateko Mathebula, University of the Free State, South Africa