Women now constitute almost 60% of successful undergraduate and postgraduate course completions, yet gender segregation across educational fields remains stark. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), women’s representation in male-dominated fields has actually declined since 2001, particularly in information technology, while the proportion of men in the female-dominated fields of education and health remains largely unchanged. More...
The day began after American university student Tyler Clemeti jumped to his death from a bridge in 2010 after being 'outed' by his roommate. A webcam recording of Tyler and another male student was shared without his knowledge or consent.
Homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and intersexism is happening in universities. Stand with NTEU and 'Wear it Purple' August 31. #wearitpurple. More...
By . The current Canadian government has declared itself feminist and has taken a number of steps to improve labour market outcomes for women. This includes increased funding for early learning and child care and improving equality of parental leave by introducing five weeks of leave for the second parent (generally fathers) on a take it or lose it basis. More...
The Hungarian government has announced plans to eliminate gender studies from the country’s list of accredited university study programmes. The Board of the European University Association (EUA) calls on the Hungarian Ministry for Human Resources to cancel its plans as gender studies are a well-established scientific discipline, taught at the most prestigious institutions around the world, with benefits for graduates and society at large. More...
As of 2017, women between ages 18 and 24 earned more than two-thirds of all master’s degrees, meaning there were 167 women with master’s degrees for every 100 men. More...
Two years ago, Harvard University issued an ultimatum to single-gender student groups. More...
Data shows 90% of engineering and physical sciences funding in UK goes to male-led projects. More...
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) campaigners called on the Irish government last Wednesday to make hate crimes illegal following a wave of violent attacks on the gay community. Over the course of the past few weeks, a brick was thrown through the window of a popular Dublin LGBT bar, homophobic slogans were scrawled on the walls of another, and in June a gay male couple were hospitalised following an assault. More...By Edwin Naidu. The apex body representing vice-chancellors of South Africa's public universities plans to investigate why women are struggling to break through the glass ceiling en route to heading institutions of higher learning. More...South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand has taken a decision not to use titles such as Mr‚ Ms or Mrs to reflect a student’s designation in university correspondence and on its student systems, in order to reduce distress for transgender students, writes Prega Govender for Times Live. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
