This book uses empirical examples from a range of research projects undertaken by the authors as well as illustrations from work in the Australasia region, Europe and the United States to explore gender and rurality and their relation to sexuality, ethnicity, class and (dis)ability.

Lia Bryant is a sociologist at the University of South Australia, and has been engaged in rural studies for 20 years. She has published widely on gender, sexuality and embodiment in the rural and has also had an ongoing interest in class and its intersections with gender in shaping relations in rural communities.

Barbara Pini has an extensive publication record in the areas of gender and rurality including the book Men, Masculinities and Management, published by Ashgate in 2009.　Publications have appeared in Gender, Work and Organization, Journal of Rural Studies, Sociologia Ruralis, Work, Employment and Society, Social and Cultural Geography and British Journal of the Sociology of Education.

1. Introduction 2. Gender, Indigeneity, and Rurality 3. Gender, Ethnicities, and Rurality 4. Gender, Class, and Rurality 5. Gender, Heterosexuality, and Rurality 6. Gender, Disability, and Rurality 7. Gender, Aging, and Rurality 8. Conclusion