Gender Gap

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities
News
April 5, 2018

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities

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Do Women Count in Economics?
News
September 20, 2017

Do Women Count in Economics?

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Why Do Women Leave Science and Engineering Fields?
Business and Management INK
April 15, 2016

Why Do Women Leave Science and Engineering Fields?

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#WomenAlsoKnowStuff (Even About Politics)
Higher Education Reform
March 8, 2016

#WomenAlsoKnowStuff (Even About Politics)

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Tracking the Gender Gap in Assigned Readings

Tracking the Gender Gap in Assigned Readings

New research looking at international relations courses finds that male professors assign more readings by males — and much of it their own work — than do female professors. And this does a disservice to students, argues Jeff Colgan.

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Fairer Funding in Social Sciences Masks Gender Imbalance

Fairer Funding in Social Sciences Masks Gender Imbalance

Even when the news is good — women win grants from the ESRC at the same rate as men, and those grants are actually a bit larger on average — it’s tinged with bad — because there are so few senior women in academic social sciences men still get majority of the money.

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Creating Equality in the Workplace Everyone’s Responsibility

Creating Equality in the Workplace Everyone’s Responsibility

Call it the ‘paradox of equality’: Women are expected to lean in but it turns out there are barriers that are invisible until you smack your head on one. Who should be tasked with taking the tilt out of leaning in?

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Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Women in Science and Math

Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of Women in Science and Math

There are ways to patch the pipeline that sees women drain out of STEM fields in university and on the job, but it will take some effort to dismantle structural barriers first.

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Women’s Own Behavior Boosts Gender Disparity in Academia

Women’s Own Behavior Boosts Gender Disparity in Academia

Concerns about gender equity in academia are persistent and sadly not new. A recent paper details evidence that women may inadvertently contribute to gender disparities in conference presentations by requesting lower profile roles. What can be done to address that?

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Mentoring Plan Aims at Women Theology Researchers

Mentoring Plan Aims at Women Theology Researchers

A new mentoring scheme for women in academia researching religion has been launched in the wake of a report which highlighted the […]

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Study: Mother-Daughter Talks Need More Math

Study: Mother-Daughter Talks Need More Math

Why do young girls lack confidence in math? One study shows American parents are far more likely to talk numbers with young sons than daughters.

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