9.2% of professors are women

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British universities are male-dominated, according to Ruth Lister from Bradford University. Less than 10% of university department heads are women. There is an emphasis on publications when academics are promoted, and women with children have less chance of success. Women are also more likely to have short-term contracts and be paid less than men. There has been a call for a cultural change to help women achieve more recognition in the academic world.

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How to make the old dinosaurs sing and dance to the tune of the new-girl network: gender barriers are denying many women promotion in a academia

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The gender divide in UK universities and colleges is being fostered by the reluctance of female staff to put themselves forward for promotion and the pervasive effects of male networking. It is vital that women make efforts to network, rather than falling into the trap of an individualistic academic career.

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That's it, I'm going back to school

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The number of female academics choosing to train to work in schools as teachers has increased to 800 in 2000 from 605 in 1998. Many blame the low pay and lack of resources for research.

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