Too Little Too Late? An Assessment of National Initiatives for Women Academics in the British University System

Author: Bagilhole B.

Source: Higher Education in Europe, Volume 25, Number 2, 1 July 2000 , pp. 139-145(7)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

As is the case in most countries, women academics in the United Kingdom continue to be a minority concentrated in the lower academic ranks. Although this position of women academics has been publicly acknowledged as a problem for at least fifteen years, only recently have any initiatives to bring about national change been launched. Research evidence indicates that a major reason for the position of women in universities is the discrimination that exists in the academic profession. This article will argue that the national initiatives undertaken to redress the situation, based largely on the principle of persuasion, are not only very late, but also too few to achieve any significant successes.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

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