ABSTRACT
In recent years, new managerial practices enacted jointly with cutbacks have affected the environment of collegiality, the well-being of academics, and their time and capacity to engage with social problems. Thus, it is important to pose the following question: Who is able to respond? Who is able to take on responsibility? The aim of this chapter is to delineate a possible answer to these questions by exploring the effects of the neoliberal academy from a gender perspective, and to delve into the ethics of care as a potential approach to analyse and find applications to address this phenomena.
