Body consciousness: stereotypes ‘still hold back female scholars’
Times Higher Education
Researcher says it is difficult to find portrayals of female scientists that focus on achievement.
First gender pay gap data paints UK universities in poor light
Times Higher Education
Six higher education institutions report so far that male pay is at least 20 per cent higher than female remuneration.
Female leadership moves backwards in world’s top universities
Times Higher Education
Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has waned.
Career advice: how to be a female leader in higher education
Times Higher Education
To mark International Women’s Day, academics and administrators reflect on leadership challenges.
Opinion: there is no female version of the ‘old boys’ network’
Times Higher Education
There are very few outlets for women to work together against unhelpful concepts that hold back female progression in academia, says Elisabeth J. Vargo.
The Challenges Women Face in Pursuing a Career in STEM
Global Engage
Guro E. Lind is a group leader at the Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital and a professor at the University of Oslo.
Article: The Gender-Equality Paradox
Psychological Science
The underrepresentation of women in STEM fields is a continual concern. Paradoxically, the sex differences rose with increases in national gender equality.
Women’s careers are not like pipelines
Times Higher Education
The ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor for the lack of women at senior levels of academia can demotivate those whose professional paths meander, says Aileen Fyfe.
Work-life balance survey 2018
Times Higher Education
Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid.
I Spent Two Years Trying to Fix the Gender Imbalance in My Stories
The Atlantic
Here’s what I’ve learned, and why I did it.
Research-intensive universities ‘offer best maternity pay’
Times Higher Education
Generous leave packages used as a strategy to retain top female researchers in elite institutions, study suggests.
I Spent Two Years Trying to Fix the Gender Imbalance in My Stories
The Atlantic
Here’s what I’ve learned, and why I did it.
Blog: We need a bigger conversation about bullying in academia
The Guardian
I was routinely humiliated by my head of department. Universities must tackle bullying, writes Academics Anonymous.
Advice paper: Implicit bias in academia
LERU
The paper focuses on implicit gender bias and shows the evidence that implicit gender bias plays a role at many levels.
The impact of implicit bias for women in academia
LERU
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has been delving into how implicit bias potentially undermines the academic meritocracy.
Why are women of colour still so underrepresented in academia?
Media Diversified
Most students are likely to leave university never having encountered a professor of colour, especially a woman, writes Sadiah Qureshi.