Slowest growth in number of female professors at Dutch universities in five years
2 years ago

Slowest growth in number of female professors at Dutch universities in five years

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The growth in the number of female professors in the Netherlands slowed in 2021 to its lowest point in five years, according to the National Network of Women Professors. At the end of 2021, an average of 26.7 percent of professors at Dutch universities were women. The network presented the Female Professors Monitor 2022 on Thursday. According to the LNVH, the Delft University of Technology remains the institution with relatively the fewest female professors.

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More female Professors in 2025, but gender equality goal unlikely
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More female Professors in 2025, but gender equality goal unlikely

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The percentage of female professors at Dutch universities increased last year but remains insufficient to meet the national target for 2025, according to the annual monitor released by the Dutch Network of Women Professors. Despite the growth, the LNVH warns that the higher education sector is unlikely to reach its goal of 31.2 percent female professors by 2025 at the …

Stagnating growth of female professors in Dutch universities, report finds
1 year ago

Stagnating growth of female professors in Dutch universities, report finds

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The number of female professors in the Netherlands is rising very slowly, according to a new report by the Dutch Network of Women Professors released on Thursday. Four universities have surpassed the threshold of 30 percent women professors. The Dutch Network of Women Professors is urging the government to increase funding for female professors, similar to the successful Westerdijk Talent …

More women than men in higher education for decades, but still more men in top jobs
1 year, 9 months ago

More women than men in higher education for decades, but still more men in top jobs

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For 23 academic years, Dutch higher education institutions have counted more female than male students, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday - International Women’s Day. Despite this, the Netherlands is still struggling to close its gender wage gap, and Dutch businesses still have more men than women in leadership positions. In the 2021/22 academic year, 54 percent of students at a …

Emancipation milestone: Quarter of professors at Dutch universities female
3 years ago

Emancipation milestone: Quarter of professors at Dutch universities female

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A quarter of professors at Dutch universities are women, according to the Monitor Female Professors 2021. The network expects that it will take until 2040 before an equal number of male and female professors are working at the universities. When the organization was founded, the percentage of female professors was only 6.5 percent. "It is a good thing that the …

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