the Academy wear down women step by step. Write Allbright a new report where the foundation has identified gender equality in the country’s 17 higher education institutions with university status. Common to them is that no one achieves equality at the level of professor. Men are three times more common in the role of professors, despite the fact that women constitute 60 per cent of all students.
“We risk losing out on female innovation in the ultimate selection to the posts is not determined by skills, but rather the popularity and your network,” says Amanda Lundeteg, ceo of the foundation, Allbright.
commissioned by the government to actively promote increased gender equality. Among other things, called for more women in the professorskåren. In the mission demonstrated how gender should look like in order to count as equal. In the company count 40 and 60, which is equal. Amanda Lundeteg think that although universities should have such a requirement.
Between 2016 and 2019, the government allocated five million kronor annually to the universities, the gender mainstreaming. Despite the fact that the project period expires in the year is the difference between the sexes still significant in the universities.
That four of the five professorstjänster go to the men is not only bad for the individual woman but also Sweden as a country, because we risk falling behind in research and competition with other countries, ” says Matilda Ernkrans (S), the minister for higher education and research.
the ports of Gothenburg university where 33 per cent of professors are women. Amanda Lundeteg are dissatisfied, and believe that it is a far too low number to be at the top.
the Women resisted both consciously and subconsciously, it is not uncommon that women leave careers for administrative services, ” she says.
fixed-term employment is more common among women than men, according to a report from the Swedish Trade union confederation of Sweden (LO), 2017. Among workers, it is about 25 per cent of women and 17 per cent of men. Moreover, the demand for mobility, something which makes it difficult for women who want to work as professors.
– Usually there is a requirement to be flexible and able to travel, which affects those who dream of family and house. Because women take the greatest responsibility for family and home are more affected, ” says Amanda Lundeteg.
several technical universities. In the economy and in technology comprises four of the five professorsposter of men. Luleå university of technology and Royal institute of technology are two examples where female professors are rare.
On ekonomiinstutioner, women constitute 51 percent of the students, but only 18% of professors are women.
at the Very bottom of the list is Chalmers university of technology which sets aside 300 million for the jämställdhetssatsningar the next ten years.
“That men dominate at the technical faculties is not surprising, since primarily men historically have been trained in these areas, but with that said, however, the proportion of women at professorial level will be greater,” says vice-chancellor Stefan Bengtsson.
the University plans to recruit more women to the professorstjänster, including direct recruitment. Stefan Bengtsson emphasises that it is not the speech of a quota without topprekryteringar.
“We topprekryterar scientific excellence of women, this is a known challenge that we’re working on to solve,” he says.
by 2030, the government has set a goal to have as many men as women on the professorstjänster.
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