Afterword

Paula-Irene Villa is Full Professor for General Sociology and Gender Studies at LMU Munich (Germany). From 2021–2025, she served as President Elect of the German Sociological Association. Her research has been funded by several agencies such as the German Science Foundation or Volkswagen Stiftung, and focuses on biopolitics/embodiment (cosmetic surgery or food and fitness), on care and family, on gender in authoritarian politics, and most recently on academic freedom. She is the author and co-editor of twelve books and over sixty academic papers or book chapters; some of her (German and English) publications have been translated to Spanish and French. Paula Villa appears regularly on all sorts of media, and organises public science formats such as the ‘Gender Salon’ in Munich which has been running since 2009. She has two children and lives in Munich.