Staff diversity: sex and gender

Twenty-three UK universities have gaps larger than 20 percentage points between proportion of academics overall who are female and their share of professoriate

Article on MeToo movement in Iran named researcher, who denies wrongdoing, as ‘serial abuser’

Academic leading sex and gender research review for government also criticises ‘shocking failure of leadership in sector’ after professor’s tribunal win against OU

New body will have investigative powers and ability to settle complaints when universities behave ‘unreasonably’ – including recommending fee refunds

Dame Athene Donald tells THE about calling out unacceptable behaviour with empathy and reflects on her legacy as outgoing master of Churchill College

Funder’s director warns that disclosing records on information complaints could deter future reporting

A competing human rights framework would help the likes of Jo Phoenix and her critics into a dialogue shaped by active listening, says Andy Hargreaves 

As a woman concerned by gender inequality, I could be tolerated coming up to the elbows of the men in power, but not to their shoulders, says Pat O’Connor

University apologises after students say they have been treated with ‘no compassion’ after raising concerns about professor

The nature of the job differs dramatically depending on how one physically presents. Teaching support needs to catch up, says Hannah Kim

1752 Group works with branches of the University and College Union to pressure institutions to go further than OfS proposals

Implementation of 1996 law comes as new emir accedes to throne of oil-rich state

Universities urged to join initiative that shares details of disciplinary processes between employers

Researchers are leaving the profession in alarming numbers, but study suggests gender has surprisingly little to do with it

Students doing master’s and PhDs in the UK are ineligible for childcare grants, which are in place only for full-time undergraduates

Pregnant researchers and new parents describe how they were hindered by inflexible interview process

Scholar found to have faced ‘hostile environment’ due to gender-critical views warns ruling has implications for all universities, but fears more troubling cases to come

Vice-chancellor announces ‘major independent review’ after acknowledging ‘in several areas we fell very short’

Tribunal rules criminologist Jo Phoenix was forced out of institution, which was ‘fearful’ about being seen to support gender-critical beliefs

While UK universities are starting to address the challenges faced by new mothers, combining parenthood and academia remains a difficult task. Five writers give their experience of what institutions are getting right and wrong in supporting academic mums

Despite some calls to replace Claudine Gay with another black woman, tradition and mercy might force persistence of white male leadership

South African HE must move to a culture where information sharing and support are second nature to institutions, says Francis Petersen

By having their own lawyers, panels can ensure all positions are considered regardless of who else (if anyone) has appointed one, says Andrew Brown

Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack warns of increasing trend for attacks on female students protesting for their right to education

Students call for Mathias Vicherat, who denies the allegations, to resign after he was questioned by police earlier this month

As many as half of women on STEM degrees report being victims of sexism, with universities’ response seen as falling short

One in five survey respondents report being victims of sexual touching or rape

Analysis of 5.8 million authors across all scientific disciplines also shows gender gap is closing, but with distance to go

Sector-wide pay gap stands at 14.2 per cent, but it is higher than 30 per cent at some institutions

Australian universities say remit of proposed watchdog needs ‘detailed examination’

Scientific writing should avoid use of terms like ‘cuckold’, says paper finding antifeminist online forums often draw on ‘reputable research’

Almost 700 scholars signed an open letter protesting Armin Falk’s appointment to the Institute of Labor Economics, referencing sexual misconduct allegations

‘Core recruitment practices’ without quotas reduced gender parity timeline from 60 years to five

Overseas universities could profit from ‘escape route’ role, as China’s women resist political pressure to produce the next generation

State disavows its own idea that professors can’t discuss reproductive rights, but wary faculty persist with lawsuit

Despite backlash fears, quotas aimed at increasing proportion of women on academic boards can aid gender equality more broadly, study suggests

LGBQ students reported their straight peers gossiping about them and attempting to ‘out’ them

Victims need the certainty that worries and complaints will be listened to and that investigations will be fair-minded, says Owen Bubbers-Jones

‘No silver bullet’ to solving women’s higher job attrition rates, researcher warns

Only 37 per cent of national universities require faculty to report previous disciplinary history, survey finds

Young women’s mental health has been badly hit by the Taliban’s ban on their attending school or university, says a scholar in Afghanistan

Women are given less time on equipment and more administrative duties than men in mixed gender laboratory groups, new research indicates

While earnings gaps are well known, study suggests they are even wider than previously thought

‘Astonishing demand’ to suspend book launch over claims that its essays ‘delegimitise trans people’ shows activists have been ‘emboldened’, say editors

Small private US campus leader leaves wake of graphic allegations and questions of previous institutions keeping quiet

UK science secretary claims she is taking a stand against the ‘slow creep of wokeism’ in academia

Chapter withdrawn by Routledge after legal threats, with professor claiming that he had been identified, but denying wrongdoing

Former law lecturer suing Open University after claiming she was fired for questioning gender-based changes to curriculum 

English regulator expects to publish the outcomes of its consultation on sexual misconduct in the coming months

Why are so many on the identitarian left so quick to reduce differences of opinion to existential threats to marginalised groups, asks Umut Özkırımlı

An ungrammatical term that re-genders professorship on retirement does nothing for the advancement of women in academia, says Wendy Dossett

Editors claim voices of victims are being silenced as future of Routledge book on harassment in academia left in doubt

Australian sector denies accusations of inadequate support, but says it can never do ‘enough’

Our research suggests men still have a greater chance of attaining influential postions than women, say Zhengyang Bao and Difang Huang

Researcher who revealed censorship of gender critical feminists says no-debate policies on transgender issues are causing ‘scholarly paralysis’

Minister hints at punishment with unprecedented letter to National Science Centre over project exploring the role of bondage and domination in the development of trans identities

First-ever federal exemption under 1972 anti-discrimination law clears path for Baylor University to escape sanctions from students claiming abuse

Gender gap reflects workforce patterns, not success rate bias, as women gradually boost their share of the spoils in an increasingly competitive ‘game’

After non-stop controversy and ousting, former chancellor writes book urging better leadership training, especially for women

Self-regulation is ‘failing’, Australian critics claim, citing sexual assault statistics mirroring those in wider society