Staff diversity: sex and gender
Lecturer claims that myriad online systems in academia reinforce patriarchal dominance
Study challenges the idea that it is primarily parenthood that hinders women’s careers – but in Germany, the picture is very different
Government accused of making universities ‘a safer place to commit assault’, but others say changes will offer better support for victims
Institutions say they don’t doctor their admissions, but figures tell a different story
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s graduate scholarships will help students from under-represented groups
New book weighs merits of secure reporting software that alerts institutions if an alleged offender crops up more than once
Gender bias in the academy is all too real, but we should be just as wary of confirmation bias, says Terri Apter
The winner of the Royal Society’s Athena Prize talks about tackling sexual harassment and learning that scientific heroes are people, too
Ennio Vivaldi says he stands with student protesters pushing for equality on campuses
Pioneering scholar of black feminism remembered
Institutions should publish the names of lecturers found guilty of sexual misconduct, says head of National Universities Commission
Men account for just 28 per cent of graduates from Iceland’s main university
World-first scheme also covers schools and colleges
Sexual harassment of female lecturers by their students is one of the less discussed aspects of the interplay between gender and power in academia. Kate Cantrell tells her story
Academics claim that funding application deadlines are becoming tighter
University of Adelaide is latest institution to bar men from applying for specific roles
Following proposed ban on teaching of gender studies, continent’s scholarly bodies say government is jeopardising Hungary’s academic standing
‘Dominant discourse of the censor’ must not trump free expression on campus, UWA head says
After a visit to Hungary, Matthew Reisz reflects on how academics can resist simplistic, government-promoted versions of history
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject
‘People who have been around at a university for a while assume they know everything…but actually they need to be educated themselves,’ says project leader
Former Columbia University academic Enrichetta Ravina awarded $1.25 million (?953,000) in damages
Pakistani lecturers and students tend to be similar in age, which makes romances inevitable. Universities must do more to raise awareness of the potential fallout of such relationships, say Abur Rehman Cheema and Mehvish Riaz
Four women settle legal action against university over 2008-09 promotion round
The University of the Witwatersrand will not use ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’ or ‘Miss’ in official communications
New Zealand university library vault delivers blast from the past as history and politics come full circle
Survey reveals widespread prevalence of sexual harassment and bullying in UK specialist institutions
Female academics should follow the lead of women in other sectors and pursue mass claims against their universities, says a Birkbeck scholar
Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance
First female rector of Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral wants to challenge sexism in Latin American academic culture
A committee investigating sexual harassment at Makerere University has called for the end of ‘rampant’ abuse of students by lecturers
Opportunities to discuss ‘taboo’ subject and new institutional guidelines will help women during the menopause, says University of Manchester
Academic tweets about how he stepped in to prevent colleague being attacked
Tributes paid to pioneering historian who served as first female president of Smith College
Janet Todd’s memoir considers the humiliations of illness and admits to ‘some embarrassment at not being dead’
Campaigners call for universities and funders to address ‘systemic issues’ after study claims academic science has ‘higher’ risk of sexual harassment
Mamokgethi Phakeng keen to engage with students’ concerns, but also wants to put academics back at the heart of the university
The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why women must expand their comfort zone
Seventy-two per cent of women working in UK universities believe men are at an advantage when pursuing top jobs, Advance HE survey says
World-first study suggests scientific societies may offer an underappreciated avenue for female academics to burst through the glass ceiling
Gender gap at professorial level is largely down to fewer women applying, so default application system could be a solution, researcher suggests
Legal action should not be required to convince universities to do more to help expectant mothers graduate without delay, says John Kaag
Max Nikias and senior leaders perceived to have failed to act on misconduct reports
Data for English universities show men consistently earn more than women after completing postgraduate degrees
Need to meet demands of technological advances should not overshadow long-standing problems of gender and race, conference told
Calling on women and non-white people to speak first in class has a noble aim, but there are better alternatives, says James Kierstead
Data from 罢贬贰’s World University Rankings underscore that many more women are studying some science subjects in the Mena region, but does this translate into employment?
King’s College London survey highlights time-consuming nature of flagship equality charter
Heather Widdows says ‘powder, paint, leather and heels’ have helped her to ‘unsettle and undermine the status quo’
Brunel University London vice-chancellor to examine flagship equality scheme used in UK, Ireland and Australia
The #MeToo movement has cast historical behaviour and curricula in a new, shadowy light. Four writers give us their perspectives
NUI Galway’s Athena SWAN award recognises ‘energetic and sustained’ efforts to improve
Concerns over increasing accounts of alleged sexual violence spark protests
US undergraduate gives presentation in underwear after lecturer questions ‘short shorts’
There are now more women than men in higher education worldwide. While it would appear to be a victory for gender equality, this imbalance also highlights boys’ educational underachievement. Ellie Bothwell reports
Women are less likely to become principal investigators than equally qualified male scientists, Yale University researchers claim
THE editorial staff and sector experts discuss the gender pay gap, female leaders and the first women allowed to sit university entrance exams in the UK
Schemes asking us to transform our workplaces in the name of equality, diversity and inclusivity are failing. It’s time to hold our institutions to account, says Rebecca Harrison
Thirty years on from the start of the push to get more girls into science, the sense of urgency and commitment is waning, says Karen Russ
