Strengthening ties among women in physics
Harvard Gazette
Conference connects undergrads in a still-lopsided field.
News from other media
Gender wage gap among Penn faculty
The Daily Pennsylvanian
City Hall has moved to pass a bill addressing the issue of wage inequality between females and males, prompting a much-needed discussion about discrepancies between professor's incomes.
Women engineers discuss ‘Hidden Figures’ and lingering challenges
The Newsstand
The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s.
Expert advice: fix the 'leaky pipeline'
Medianet
Half of Australia’s science university students are women. Why are only 21 per cent of the professors teaching them women?
US liberal arts colleges ‘less diverse’ than other private universities
Times Higher Education
Liberal arts colleges have lower levels of racial and socio-economic diversity among students, according to data collected by Times Higher Education.
Championing equality in HE
Edquarter.com
Uni of Leicester hands new Deputy PVC, Dr Kate Williams, a megaphone to champion her cause for equality & diversity in HE.
U.K. Report Finds Racial Inequalities In Hiring
chemicalprocessing.com
A report from the U.K.’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) reportedly reveals racial inequalities within the profession.
Limiting PhDs creates the wrong kind of elite
Times Higher Education
Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham.
VP Joe Biden urges college presidents to do their part to stop campus sexual assault
Daily Kos
This morning Vice President Joe Biden published an open letter directed to the senior administration members of colleges and universities.
Julia Gillard on tackling sexism against female leaders
Times Higher Education
The former Australian prime minister on making the internet safe for women and helping universities prepare for change.
NordForsk at Gender Summit 9
NordForsk
Gender Summit 9 took place in Brussels on 8–9 November 2016, with 65 speakers offering their insight and expertise during the two-day event.
Promoted from doctor to professor: what changes?
Times Higher Education
Scholars share what the title means to them and offer the newly promoted advice on handling the status update.
Gender Equality in Academia and Research
EIGE
GEAR tool: Making a Gender Equality Plan
Interview with the heads of new NCoEs
NordForsk
The Norwegian website kifinfo.no features an interview with the project leaders of NordForsk’s two new Nordic Centres of Excellence.
Towards a gender equal organisation
EIGE
An online guide to identifying and addressing gender equality challenges across different areas of society.
GENDER-NET Synthesis report
gender-net.eu
New European report on gender balance in academia.