Women in higher education

Ellie Bothwell outlines recommendations from THE’s recent report on how universities around the world are performing on gender equality

The pandemic put a disproportionate strain on female academics, research suggests, so now universities need to take robust action to ensure these women do not lose out in tenure and promotion decisions, reducing future diversity

Jummy Okoya outlines actions higher education institutions should take to encourage more Black women into academia and support their career progression

Angeline Murimirwa outlines the steps necessary to support young women from marginalised communities in sub-Saharan Africa into and through higher education

Strategies to ensure that gains in gender equality work at universities are not lost when the individual staff members driving them move on

Inclusive teaching and mentoring practices that support women with disabilities to succeed in higher education, while improving access for all students, shared by Molly M. King

Mature female students face barriers to success in STEM subjects, but steps can be taken to address this. Liette Vasseur explains what needs to be done

From working hours that fit in with childcare to a place to pump, Nadia von Benzon explains how universities can support staff who are parents

Eileen Drew explains how positive leadership, data-informed actions and priorities, mass engagement and collaboration all feed into a successful gender equality initiative

It’s time women said to the tech industry: ‘It’s not me, it’s you.’ And universities can help by not confusing the art of computer programming with rather dull ‘careers in coding’