Susi Poli is a doctoral and professional research student (EdD) at the Institute of Education University of London. Her topics of investigation span from Higher Education (HE) to university staff working in HE institutions throughout Europe. Gender, so gender and inequality, is the main topic for investigation at the cuurrent stage of her doctoral path. Susi was a university manager herself; she worked at Bologna university for over 10 years. And this is the reason for choosing to do her research into university managers and, now, into women in HE and in management.