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...
'Wear it Purple' Day, Friday 31 August
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...
Delivering on the promise of better outcomes for Canadian women
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...
EUA condemns Hungarian government plan to ban gender studies
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...
U.S. women are outpacing men in higher ed
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...
A Harvard sorority says it will disband rather than go co-ed in response to university sanctions
Two years ago, Harvard University issued an ultimatum to single-gender student groups. More...
Female scientists urge research grants reform to tackle gender bias
Data shows 90% of engineering and physical sciences funding in UK goes to male-led projects. More...
Academics draft hate crime bill for minorities

Universities body to probe gender imbalance at the top

University scraps titles, no more Mr, Ms or Mrs
