Vanessa Gash

Dr. Vanessa Gash is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology at City, University of London. She joined City University in 2013, following prior roles at the University of Manchester, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development, and other research institutions across Ireland, Germany, and France.

• Qualifications: DPhil in Sociology (University of Oxford), M.Soc.Sci (University College Dublin), B.Soc.Sci (University College Dublin).
• Teaching: SOST70521 - Methods and Research Design; SOST70022 - Longitudinal Data Analysis; Short Courses in Longitudinal Data Analysis and Event History Analysis.

Research Interests encompass comparative labor market analysis, atypical employment, gender integration in the workforce, welfare regimes, and social stratification. She specializes in longitudinal data and cross-national studies, focusing on gender inequality, part-time employment impacts, and institutional influences on labor outcomes.

Scientific Awards

• Hallsworth Research Fellow at the University of Manchester
• Research Fellow at Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development

Publications highlight trends in gender pay gaps, part-time employment effects on life satisfaction, and institutional impacts on labor market inequality. Her recent work (2025) examines workplace violence and socioeconomic barriers to equal pay.

Professional Activities include serving on the editorial board of Work, Employment and Society, reviewing for journals like Feminist Economics and British Journal of Sociology, and membership in the British Sociological Association, European Consortium for Sociological Research, and RC19/RC28.