Call for Papers: Overcoming (in)visible Barriers: Gender, Work and Discrimination

Call for Papers
Overcoming (In)visible Barriers: Gender, Work and Discrimination
Frontiers in Sociology (Impact Factor: 2 | CiteScore: 3.4)

Frontiers in Sociology invites submissions for the special issue “Overcoming (In)visible Barriers: Gender, Work and Discrimination”, edited by Yvonne Ehrstein (Aberystwyth University), Stefano Maiani (Heriot-Watt University), and Cláudia Andrade (Polytechnical Institute of Coimbra).

This issue addresses persistent gender-based inequalities in the workplace, focusing on both overt and subtle forms of discrimination. Contributions are encouraged from critical feminist and transdisciplinary perspectives, using theoretical, qualitative, or quantitative approaches.

Suggested Topics Include:

  • Everyday experiences of subtle or overt workplace discrimination
  • Impacts on career progression and health
  • Motherhood, gender identity, and organizational bias
  • Social media and collective responses (#MeToo, etc.)
  • Corporate policies and structural interventions
  • Strategies for actionable change in organizations

Key Dates

  • Abstract submission deadline: 29 April 2025
  • Full article submission deadline: 17 August 2025

Submissions will be peer-reviewed for publication in Frontiers in Sociology, indexed in Web of Science and Scopus.

For full details, please refer to the Call for Papers or visit the journal webpage.