Canada tries no-male job hunts to boost university equality
Times Higher Education
Government’s major research funders set hard deadline of 2029 for fair distribution of major federal science grant money and see gender exclusion as smart pathway.
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End of affirmative action badly hit medical student diversity
Times Higher Education
Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions.
For gender pay equality, universities must let social scientists see the data
Times Higher Education
A mixture of privacy concerns and managerialism prevents universities from making good use of their research expertise.
Women-only universities ‘fill inclusion gaps’ left elsewhere
Times Higher Education
But co-author of Unesco report says need for them could wane with better inclusion elsewhere .
US universities used recruitment tool ‘to target white students’
Times Higher Education
Naviance, available to nearly half of nation’s high school students, admits years of Caucasian filtering for campuses building candidate lists.
Female authorship share in top medical journals fails to improve
Times Higher Education
Study finds little ‘substantive’ change between 2002 and 2019.
Blog: Do Men Really Publish More than Women?
PRIO
Academic publishing, has been repeatedly shown to be yet another arena in which men consistently outperform women, write Lynn P. Nygaard, Dag W. Aksnes and Fredrik Piro.
Work-from-home scuppered ‘thinking time’ for female researchers
Times Higher Education
Ostensibly family-friendly work arrangements assumed to benefit women can have the opposite effect, a study of academics’ lockdown experiences suggests.
Guidance, carrots, and whips will get more women into the IT industry
NordForsk
The three statements above comes from a recently completed research project on gender equality within the IT industry.
EU support to women in research, science and education
European Commission
Female talent is crucial for Europe, not least in the fields of research, science and education.
Women in university leadership
European University Association
International Women’s Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the gender disparities in university leadership.
Women are "hardworking", men are "brilliant"
World Economic Forum
Academia is under scrutiny due to its systemic gender imbalances.
Which countries have the most unequal access to higher education?
Times Higher Education
OECD data show that there are nations that have achieved more balance between major cities and other regions.
What do the World University Rankings tell us about gender equality?
Times Higher Education
The shares of female students and academics at global universities have barely changed in five years, according to THE data.
White House science adviser Lander quits over bullying claims
Times Higher Education
White House tried to keep MIT-Harvard professor in top post after he apologised for belittling female colleagues.
Most black students ‘a victim of racism’ in UK accommodation
Times Higher Education
Report calls for measures on ‘ignored’ issue like more black staff working in halls of residence and other blocks.