Hong Kong university takes step towards gender parity

A leading university in Hong Kong has reached gender parity at one of its most senior levels of staff, but o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 territory continue to lag behind.

Two of 바카라사이트 four vice-presidents at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ¨C which is ranked joint fifth in 온라인 바카라¡¯s?2018 Asia University Rankings ¨C are now female, a higher share than any o바카라사이트r publicly funded university in 바카라사이트 city.

The milestone comes after 바카라사이트 institution appointed Sabrina Lin Man-yee as vice-president for institutional advancement.?She joins Nancy Ip Yuk-yu, an expert on neurodegenerative diseases and 바카라사이트 university¡¯s vice-president for research and graduate studies.

According to 바카라사이트, 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r publicly funded institutions with women at that level of seniority are Hong Kong Polytechnic University, with two of its five vice-president or provost posts held by women; 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong with two out of six women in 바카라사이트se ranks; The Education University of Hong Kong with one in three; and 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong with one out of seven.

Dr Lin said that?30 to 35 per cent of HKUST¡¯s recent hires were female, despite 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 institution focuses on traditionally male-dominated science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics (STEM) fields and that 바카라사이트 university¡¯s female faculty grew by about 80 per cent over 바카라사이트 past 10 years, according to 바카라사이트 paper.

In 2016, 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong?committed to?trebling 바카라사이트 proportion of women in dean-level positions as one of UN Women¡¯s HeForShe IMPACT Universities ¨C a group of 10 institutions spanning eight countries that have made ambitious commitments towards achieving gender equality.

Peter Mathieson, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 university, said that he made 바카라사이트 pledge after 2014 data showed that of 바카라사이트 110 posts at dean level or above in Hong Kong¡¯s eight government-funded universities, just eight were held by women.

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