Open letter on the Covid-19 pandemic
European Platform of Women Scientists
Corona Crisis: Impact on junior and women mathematicians, writes European Women in Mathematics (EWM).
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Attractive female academics ‘rated as better teachers’
Times Higher Education
Paper finds there is no correlation between perceived good looks and teaching effectiveness among male scholars.
Covid tied to sharp rise in gender gap in medical science papers
Times Higher Education
Female deficit seen at medRxiv more than doubles in first months of pandemic.
Press release: A new Action Plan
European Commission
A new EU anti-racism Action Plan sets out a series of measures for the next 5 years.
Has South African higher education walked the long road to equality?
Times Higher Education
South African campuses were convulsed by protests against racism and inequitable university access as recently as four years ago.
Keep Athena SWAN, but drop funding link for now, say reviewers
Times Higher Education
Leading academics respond to government plan amid fears that equality issues will be sidelined.
Campus racism inspired Booker-shortlisted ‘Real Life’
Times Higher Education
His campus novel is inspired by real life and whether creative writing can be taught.
University promises minority review of black student applications
Times Higher Education
Calgary initiative aims to stamp out unconscious bias in law and medicine.
The Future of College Admissions Is Test Blind
Inside Higher Ed
A judge has undermined systemic racism by making the University of California test blind, write Joseph A. Soares and Jay Rosner.
Lectures’ days are numbered at Leeds as new v-c takes charge
Times Higher Education
Simone Buitendijk emphasises that efforts to improve diversity must not be left to under-represented groups.
Canada scores well on governance diversity but has more to do
Times Higher Education
While finding seats as university directors, minorities still lack teaching equity and questions remain over ‘check-box representation’.
Harnessing the power of technology can help vulnerable students
Times Higher Education
Hayley Mulenda argues that effective use of data analytics and greater diversity of academic staff are crucial.
Universities ‘complicit’ in racism and sexism, says Cape Town v-c
Times Higher Education
Mamokgethi Phakeng says universities often ‘part of the machine’ that perpetuates white privilege and exploitation of Global South.
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, by Kate Manne
Times Higher Education
Emma Rees praises a lively yet forensic analysis of systemic misogyny.
Leadership qualities do not have a gender
Times Higher Education
Obliging women to adopt ‘male’ characteristics is not just unfair – it also impoverishes university management, says Corinne Houart.
Finding the right formula for feminism
Times Higher Education
The Chicago-based British mathematician tells Matthew Reisz why similar out-of-the-box thinking is required to improve gender equality.