Gender

John Shand wonders to what extent deep thinking has a place in our erotic lives

Science minister’s replacement could curb momentum on women’s progress in STEM, critics fear

George Tyndall has pleaded not guilty to dozens of assault charges

Minister behind gender equality plan reflects on influx of female university presidents ahead of Trinity College Dublin’s provost election

Rising public support for barring discrimination against LGBTQ people

Vietnamese analysis of Australian survey data affirms findings about education’s impacts on subjective well-being, but ‘does not settle the argument’

Champion of public education alleged to have been tolerant of sexual misconduct in sport in previous role at Louisiana State

Holberg Prize winner wants major reforms in college drinking culture and elite university sport

Bénédicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer 

Universities need to take account of the pandemic’s effect on productivity – especially that of women, says Jessica Borger

Forthcoming guidance will stop short of banning staff-student relationships, conference hears

Time extensions on tenure may be among wrong cures, US National Academies assessment suggests

White House targets rules boosting rights of the accused, but with no clear alternative ready

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 THE 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