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.
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.
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.
Women Report High Levels of Gender Discrimination
Seeker.com
A survey from the Pew Research Center shows half of all women working in STEM industries reported experiencing workplace discrimination.
US report: Gender pay gap persists
Nature
US male PhD holders earn more than female counterparts across nearly every scientific field.
When suffragists kicked open the lab door
Nature
Elizabeth Bruton lauds a book tracing how women in wartime science blazed a path to the vote and beyond.
A Scientist's Gender Can Skew Research Results
NPR Science Desk
The results of an IQ test can depend on the gender of the person who's conducting the test. Likewise, studies of pain medication can be completely thrown off by the gender of the experimenter.
Flying start for research on gender balance in academia
Institute for Social Research
NORDICORE has started off its first year exploring its overall ambition: solving the gender equality paradox in academia.
Tackling Diversity in Scholarly Communications
The Scholarly Kitchen
Researchers from Africa, Asia and Latin America answer the question, “How do we increase diversity in scholarly communications?”
As a young academic, I was repeatedly sexually harassed at conferences
Higher Education Network
Early in my career, older men I looked up to took advantage of their power to make sexual advances. But I never talked about it.
How can we improve the gender balance in academia?
NordForsk
During a recent Nordic conference in Oslo we met two well-known voices in the gender equality debate with strong opinions about what needs be done.
We will fight racial and sexual harassment
Khrono
We need our university to be characterized by trust rather than fear, writes rector of the University of Oslo, Svein Stølen.
Can Canada bring more indigenous people and knowledge into universities?
Times Higher Education
Institutions are working to increase participation by native peoples and awareness of their scholarly contributions.
Three Cheers for Ada Lovelace Day!
The Scholarly Kitchen
Hands up if you’ve heard of Ada Lovelace! If you have, chances are it’s because of the efforts of Suw Charman-Anderson.
A cold case
Science
Years ago, two women allege, their team leader sexually harassed them in Antarctica. Now they are taking action.
Academics Anonymous: I can't get a full-time academic contract
The Guardian
I’ve done the peer-reviewed research and received mentoring from top academics. Is it my gender, my age or my class stopping me getting a job?