Strong networks can dilute sexism in higher education

By Aliza le Roux. In academia, as in other professional spaces, women are fighting an uphill battle against sexism. Sometimes this manifests in subtle but insidious ways such as unequal pay and biased hiring practices. In other cases, women have to fight off blatant harassment and even assault. In many countries, there are also far more men in senior academic positions than women. More...