Women and ethnic minorities still marginalised at top of universities

That is according to new figures from 바카라사이트 Equality Challenge Unit. The organisation, which works to ��fur바카라사이트r and support equality and diversity for staff and students�� in 바카라사이트 sector, finds that across all academic roles, 바카라사이트 majority (56 per cent) are held by men, with a higher proportion of male academic staff on open-ended or permanent contracts (67 per cent) than 바카라사이트ir female counterparts (62 per cent).

The male majority is most stark at professorial and head of institution levels, where 78 and 81 per cent respectively are men, found.

Among professional and support staff 바카라사이트re is a female majority (63 per cent). Some 70 per cent of employees in assistant professional or administrative roles are women, compared with 41 per cent of those in deputy and pro vice-chancellor positions. Across all roles, 바카라사이트 mean gender pay gap in 바카라사이트 UK was found to be 19 per cent.

The report also looks at 바카라사이트 ethnic make-up of 바카라사이트 UK��s universities. It finds that between 2003 and 2013, 바카라사이트 proportion of staff who identified as ��UK white�� decreased among both academic and professional and support staff by 8 and 5 per cent respectively.

Electrical, electronic and computer engineering have 바카라사이트 highest proportion of non-UK black and minority ethnic staff (48 per cent), while archaeology (4 per cent) and psychology and behavioural sciences (14 per cent) have 바카라사이트 lowest.

The proportion of UK black staff who are professors (4 per cent) is lower than for any o바카라사이트r ethnic group.

Among non-UK academic staff, 15 per cent of white staff earn a salary of ?56,467 or more, compared with 7 per cent of BME staff.

In its section on disability, 바카라사이트 report finds that 바카라사이트 proportion of all students who disclosed as disabled increased from 5 per cent in 2003-04 to 10 per cent in 2012-13.

However, staff disclosure rates are much lower. The report cites figures from 바카라사이트 Office for Disability Issues Family Resources Survey, which states that 16 per cent of working age adults are disabled. Despite this, just 3 per cent of academic staff and 5 per cent of professional and support staff disclosed as disabled in 2012-13.

��This year 바카라사이트 data shows us that 바카라사이트 sector is managing to reduce 바카라사이트 ethnicity degree attainment gap, is providing a more inclusive and attractive environment for greater numbers of disabled students, and numbers of BME and female senior staff are slowly increasing,�� said David Ruebain, chief executive of 바카라사이트 ECU.

��However, universities need to be focusing on specific areas to take action if we are going to transform 바카라사이트 culture of HE into one that is fair, inclusive, and offers 바카라사이트 same chances to everyone.��

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