"Prestige in Academia - a glance at the gender distribution" by Christian Poulsen offers an in-depth analysis of the gender distribution of prestige in the academic world. The book questions the widely held assumption that universities operate on a purely meritocratic system. Through extensive surveys and focus group interviews with professors in Sweden, it examines how prestige is distributed between men and women and what factors play a role in this distribution. The findings reveal that women are not disadvantaged when it comes to the translation of merit into prestige. Additionally, the declining perception of the status of professorship is addressed, with female professors tending to be more satisfied with their status. Poulsen introduces the concept of 'consequential moments' to explain the relational aspects of prestige allocation. The book combines sociological theories of education, feminist approaches, and the theories of Robert K. Merton and his successors to provide a comprehensive picture of academic prestige distribution.