Diversity report:
University employees miss a sense of belonging
The authors of a new report suggest that research institutions must take more responsibility for building an inclusive work community.
Changing perspectives in gender equality research
A new report has identified trends and knowledge gaps in Norwegian scientific publications on gender equality and diversity in research and innovation. According to the report, it is not a given that measures aimed at gender equality are also effective when it comes to ethnic diversity.
Sweden has surveyed sexual harassment in academia
Over half of all female doctoral students have experienced unwanted sexual attention, reveals a new report from Sweden.
“Not a goal that everyone takes higher education”
Not everyone should take higher education, but every person should have equal rights to education. We need to keep those two ideas in our minds at the same time, believes political scientist Ingvild Reymert.
European gender equality project kicks off
Organizations from 21 countries recently came together under a new project to promote gender equality in European research policy.
Research debunks myth about women’s low publication output
New light has been shed on the long-held myth that female researchers have a publishing problem. It now appears clear that publishing points are far more a matter of one’s academic field and position level, not gender.