How universities can close the gender gap

ByCurt Rice. “Data not only measures progress; it inspires it.” And, indeed, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s nerdy view of innovation did excite those sitting around me recently at “Evidence and Impact: Closing the gender data gap”. Clinton’s speech was both an analysis of the need for better data about women and their lives, and a challenge to researchers and university leaders.
“Data only becomes valuable when it is organised and put to work. And before we make big decisions – in business, in government, in life – we should do the research, run the numbers. It’s how we minimise risk and maximise impact.”
What decisions is Clinton referring to here? How can we help her?