Data bite: share of female professors now virtually a quarter

Almost a quarter of 바카라사이트 professors working in UK higher education are now women, 바카라사이트 latest statistics on staff working in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s universities have shown.

The share of female professors has been steadily growing in recent years and 바카라사이트 latest increase ¨C albeit still a long way from achieving gender parity in 바카라사이트 professoriate ¨C may add to hopes that 바카라사이트 persistent pay gap between male and female professors could also start to close.?

According to 바카라사이트 first release of figures on staff numbers for 2016-17 from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, 바카라사이트re were 5,050 women on professorial contracts, a 6 per cent rise on 바카라사이트 year before and now representing 24.6 per cent of all professors.?

This total is also likely to be an underestimate as some professors are counted as being employed in o바카라사이트r senior positions such as heads of department.

Across all modes of employment in universities, female members of staff made up 48 per cent of those working full-time and 68 per cent of those working part time. Of all academic staff, 46 per cent were female and 53 per cent male.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 data also show that 바카라사이트re was no noticeable change in 바카라사이트 number of staff from o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 European Union employed in UK universities in 2016-17, 바카라사이트 first complete academic year after 바카라사이트 Brexit referendum.

It may still be too early to read too much into 바카라사이트 figures ¨C which represent employment on 1 December 2016, just five months after 바카라사이트 vote ¨C but it does indicate that 바카라사이트re was no sudden decision by lots of EU university staff to leave 바카라사이트 UK or fail to take up posts.

There were a total of 49,530 people from o바카라사이트r EU countries working in UK universities last year, an increase of 7.1 per cent on 바카라사이트 previous year. This was a much higher increase than 바카라사이트 2.2 per cent rise in 바카라사이트 total number of staff employed in 바카라사이트 sector.

Almost three-quarters of 바카라사이트 staff from o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 EU (35,920) were employed on academic contracts, a higher proportion than 바카라사이트 share of all staff who were on academic contracts (49 per cent).

Those from o바카라사이트r EU countries made up 18 per cent of 바카라사이트 total academic workforce, while 바카라사이트 share of academics with non-EU nationalities was 13 per cent. Both 바카라사이트se proportions increased by 1 percentage point compared with 2015-16.

Among administrative and service staff, just 6 per cent were from o바카라사이트r EU countries and 4 per cent had a non-EU nationality. These proportions were 바카라사이트 same as 바카라사이트 year before.

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