July 16, 2012

WOMEN PROFESSORSHIPS LOW IN SOME SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITIES DUE TO SEXISM




WOMEN PROFESSORSHIPS LOW IN SOME SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITIES DUE TO SEXISM

Monday 16 July 2012
Despite a global reputation for gender equality, certain Scandinavian countries disadvantage female scholars with sexist attitudes towards ‘women-friendly’ work policies.

These are the findings of a new study from Queen Mary, University of London and Brunel on equality in universities in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, where the share of professorships among women are below the European average.

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