Elisabeth Gunther

Background

Elisabeth graduated in sociology at the University of Vienna, before she obtained her PhD in industrial engineering at the TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), with focus on organisation studies. Her research addresses gender, diversity and intersectionality in organisations within the area of science, technology, engineering and math. She is, moreover, examining aspects of organisational culture that enable learning and innovative practices.

Current activities

Elisabeth currently works as a Research Fellow on ways to measure gender diversity on research performance within the GEDII-project. Apart from that she examines inequality within academia and higher education.

Publications

• Articles in journals
• Conference papers

Articles In Journals

• Guenther EA & Koeszegi ST (2016) Intertwined effects of gender and migration status on persistence in SET study programmes, European Journal of Engineering Education, Early online.

Conference Papers

• Guenther EA & Humbert AL (2017) It is about more than numbers: measuring the impact of gender diversity in teams on innovative processes. In: 10th International Critical Management Studies (CMS) Conference, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Liverpool, 3 July 2017.
• Guenther EA, Humbert AL & Müller J Athena or Hydra? Measuring gender diversity as a tool for change in the quantified university.. In: 10th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, UK, 28 July 2017.