Staff diversity: sex and gender
Female students face barriers in fields such as military studies and mining
Progress is being made but much still could and should to be done to boost women’s advancement, says Helen Bartlett
Number of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions has reached new milestone based on 91茄子 World University Rankings data
Teaching online renders women’s bodies invisible, but are their talking heads really judged on a par with men’s, asks Kate Eichhorn
Campaigners say tight-knit elitism, boozy initiation weeks and a lacklustre administrative response have led to a culture of silence in grandes écoles
Non-white women just 2.5 per cent of top earners on most research-intensive campuses
Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton
Data from study pinpoints first years after childbirth as biggest hit to women’s research productivity
While notching up a leadership position can make a woman a role model, her treatment can be equally influential, professor says
The sociology professor tells Matthew Reisz about her rural childhood, satisfying a hunger for the wider world through reading, and her (scholarly) interest in unfaithful men
Students are recounting instances of abuse on Twitter following resignation of university director and governing board chair
India could be HE ‘giant’ if social issues were addressed, expert says
Universities should urge their students to behave better but also must consider how they may enable abuse, argue Columbia professors
Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020
Manuscripts by female authors enjoy more favourable treatment in many disciplines, according to analysis of 350,000 journal submissions
Authors express ‘deep regret’ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported
The hard-drinking machismo of anthropology, the silencing of women and the dangers of life on remote digs are unearthed and explored anew
UK-educated scholar is outspoken about the unjust treatment of girls and women
In handling cases, UK universities must clarify the burden of evidence, better train adjudicators and publish incidence statistics, says one survivor
Survey finds females already carry disproportionate debt burden, ahead of fee hikes tipped to make things worse
Lucas Lixinski shares his experiences as a gay man in academia and reflects on how they have helped his career
Panel discussion hears that pandemic should be used as a springboard for real change by looking at leadership
Ethnic minority students twice as likely to be assaulted in teaching space as white classmates
Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science
Figures suggest that graduates of UK’s highly selective institutions and specialists have widest differences in pay
Vice-chancellor says sector should aim to get to a point where losing staff from diverse backgrounds is no longer a worry
Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management
Organisers refused to engage with the problem, or offered a series of stock excuses, say campaigners
Oldest state-funded military college has history of venerating Confederacy
Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’
Tackling bias by urging writers to avoid stereotypically female descriptors undervalues qualities such as cooperation and care, says Davina Cooper
An honest national conversation about the murky origins of Greek life is a prerequisite for a better future, says Taulby Edmondson
Survey from Spain suggests that as schools closed, women were less able to catch up on work and dramatically dropped hours spent on article writing and submitting
Institutions have long framed gender inequality as a problem with women, and have been ‘strangely silent’ about masculinity in academia, professor argues
Civilised adults should not have to demonstrate that they can stand up to bullying before being offered a job, says an anonymous academic
The profiles of this year’s Nobelists suggest scientists from newer, innovative institutions may soon overshadow those from more historic universities
Survey and report by Women’s Higher Education Network urges universities to radically revise their attitudes to deadlines, career development and promotion
Warning comes as report on past 25 years of efforts on issue highlight the major challenges that remain
Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed
Participation in Athena SWAN-style initiative mooted as probable requirement for Horizon Europe grants
Figures from latest Education at a Glance report show low share of women among international doctoral students
Success rate by award value also consistently lower for women, EPSRC report finds
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias
Editor of new collection showcases neglected major female thinkers going all the way back to ancient Greece and ancient China
Female deficit seen at medRxiv more than doubles in first months of pandemic
Leading academics respond to government plan to end link between charter mark and research funding, amid fears that equality issues will be sidelined
Authors of new book on sexual harassment in higher education call for blanket ban on intimate relationships between teaching staff and students
Interstate universities drawn into scandal amid questions over how serial predator kept getting promoted
Chancellor fell on his sword after respecting victims’ pleas for confidentiality, accepting poor legal advice and swallowing ‘lies’ about sex scandals
Experts unimpressed by new attack on queer theory, post-colonial theory and other forms of ‘social justice scholarship’ by controversial authors
Obliging women to adopt ‘male’ characteristics is not just unfair – it also impoverishes university management, says Corinne Houart
Academic questions whether quotas are the best way to move towards equality
But in the new normal, the situation for female academics with children is even worse, says Enrica Maria Ferrara
Italian researchers behind much-criticised 2012 study request its withdrawal and apologise for ‘distress’ and ‘discontent’ caused
‘Every young student of science has had a fantasy about winning a Nobel prize,’ says one laureate – and ever more rival prizes are being established. But with a cast of thousands currently pursuing the holy grail of a vaccine for Covid-19, might awards committees finally jettison their problematic focus on lone genius, asks Jack Grove
‘Well-meaning’ codes of conduct do not lead to initiatives that make a difference, study finds
Sexual violence at the student level is being addressed, but what about when the perpetrator is a member of staff, asks Heather Savigny
Study attributes women’s feelings of unpreparedness at time of appointment to lack of confidence
Eugenia Cheng defies convention with her approach to teaching. The Chicago-based British mathematician tells Matthew Reisz why similar out-of-the-box thinking is required to improve gender equality
Too-high targets overburden female academics with administrative work and hold back their careers, research foundation concludes
