HERB 4(14) Winter 2017 Women in Academia

The winter issue of Higher Education in Russia and Beyond addresses a very relevant topic — position on women in academia.

In terms of enrolment and participation in higher education, many countries have reached better gender balance in the past decades. At the same time, when it comes to academic employment and careers, the situation is far from symmetrical. In Russia, for example, the number of men and women at starting academic positions in HEIs is nearly equal (actually, women even outnumber men slightly), while at professorship level and the level of deans and higher leadership the share of women is much lower. Gender representation within the Russian Academy of Sciences is even less symmetrical: the share of female full members is below 10%.

The articles collected in this issue are very diverse in terms of geography: you will be able to read about the problems that exist in Russia, Croatia, Germany, Switzerland, Tajikistan. The authors bring up various important topics: from gender income disparities and their potential reasons to inequality of career opportunities at universities. A historical perspective is included too. We hope that this issue will help bring the essential topic of gender equality and equity to the attention of both policy makers and the wider academic community of different countries.

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