Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-261) and index.

Introduction: lines of enquiry -- Feminist theory, a critical realist approach -- Theorising gender, space and time -- The spatial and temporal relations of women's everyday lives -- The spatial and temporal relations of higher education -- Research through the prism of space and time -- Spatial and temporal practices: frameworks for action -- Spatial and temporal representations: guidelines for action -- The framework and guidelines of higher education -- Women as centres of action -- Conclusions: women creating space and time.