Reflecting general power structures in our societies, academia remains an arena where women are marginalized. Several studies demonstrate that women across the world are under-represented in all decision-making fora, including committees, boards, and recruitment panels. Overall, they are less likely to get promoted, even in countries with diverse policies and gender equality legislation. The obstacles women still face are not explicit to all -there is a glass ceiling in academia. Yet, despite being a global phenomenon, gender inequality hits women differently; they are overlooked not only as a result of their gender but also for their nationality, race, age, sexuality and other intersecting identities. Coming from Latin America and having strong professional and academic experience in Europe, in this provocative lecture Prof. Pavese provides an intersectional approach to discuss the gender gap in academia. The objective is to shed light on the extra bias women from the Global South face when pursuing a career globally.