Academic life for women ‘is like snakes and ladders’

Asia Universities Summit: ‘penalty systems’ and ‘male allies’ address gender gap

Covid has only widened gender inequalities among researchers, data show

By Joyce Lau

4 June

Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia

In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias

By Joyce Lau

24 September

A woman looks at an art installation of bicycles in Taipei October 28, 2011

Can women break through Asian universities’ ‘net ceiling’?

Female representation in Asian academia’s senior ranks is low by international standards. There are some encouraging signs that the situation is being addressed, but might the disproportionate effect of the Covid-19 lockdowns on women undo the good work? Joyce Lau reports

By Joyce Lau

9 July