Gender Innovation and Migration in Switzerland

Francesca Falk is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

“Francesca Falk published her book … on the historical effects of migration in gendered innovation discourses. Her work is particularly valuable for expanding the social imaginaries of countries and citizens in need of adopting more inclusive and gender-fair concepts of national identity. … The references to feminist scholarship throughout the book give further resources for the reader to reach out in a quest for a more encompassing understanding of historical facts.” (Carolina Hutmacher, Gender Campus, gendercampus.ch, March 04, 2019)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Conceptual Clarifications.- 3. Changing Gendered Divisions of Work.- 4. Nurseries.- 5. Higher Education.- 6. Female Suffrage.- 7. Conclusion: An Awareness of Alternatives.