These 10 steps can help universities tackle gender inequality

These 10 steps can help universities tackle gender inequality

The Times Higher Education report on global university gender equality performance has found that, while progress has been made, women are still underrepresented in teaching and leadership positions.

The 10 ways to tackle systemic gender inequality include: comprehensive policies and approach, female-focused initiatives and engaging more expert advocators across institutions.

Work needs to be done to speed up the pace of progress in universities, as women continue to fight for equality within education.



There is much to celebrate when it comes to universities’ progress on gender equality, but there are areas that require significant improvement, too.

The Times Higher Education (THE) report Gender Equality: How global universities are performing – part 2, published in collaboration with the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, finds that increasing numbers of universities globally are reporting data on their performance on gender equality indicators, with particular growth in Asia. A growing number are also training faculty on gender equality and implementing a gender perspective in existing or new academic programmes and research projects, increasing their efforts to facilitate the impact of female researchers and advocating for gender equality beyond their campus walls.

However, despite making up more