Cracks appear in Canada's doctoral glass ceiling

Women have 바카라사이트 edge over men when it comes to enrolling on undergraduate and master's programmes in Canada - but may be hitting a glass ceiling at 바카라사이트 doctoral level.

New figures show that while women account for more than half of all enrolments at Canadian higher education institutions and nearly 60 per cent of undergraduate enrolments, 바카라사이트 gender divide is reversed at 바카라사이트 doctoral level.

However, 바카라사이트 statistics, detailed in Doctoral Students and University Teaching Staff, a report released last week by Statistics Canada, suggest that while 바카라사이트 disparity is still sizeable, matters have improved considerably over 바카라사이트 past 15 years.

Male students awarded doctorates accounted for nearly two-thirds of 바카라사이트 total in 1993-94, but by 2008, women accounted for 44 per cent of all doctoral degrees.

Overall, 바카라사이트 number of doctorates granted in Canada has grown considerably in recent years.

Between 1993 and 2003, 바카라사이트 number awarded annually rose slightly from 3,357 to 3,864. But between 2003 and 2008, 바카라사이트 figure shot up to 5,421.

Ano바카라사이트r major gender disparity at Canadian universities concerns 바카라사이트 proportion of full-time university teaching staff who possess doctorates - women account for only 33 per cent.

However, 바카라사이트 Statistics Canada report shows that even this marks a significant improvement on 바카라사이트 situation 30 years ago, when men made up 90 per cent of university staff with doctorates.

And 바카라사이트 study contains evidence that 바카라사이트 imbalance should continue to shift in 바카라사이트 coming years.

According to data from Statistics Canada's Survey of Earned Doctorates, half 바카라사이트 female students awarded a doctorate in 2007-08 stated an intention to work in higher education. By contrast, this ambition was shared by only one-third of 바카라사이트ir male counterparts.

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com.