Number of female professors in Canada up 28 per cent in six years

The proportion of female teaching staff at Canadian universities has increased by 9 per cent in 바카라사이트 past six years, primarily due to a large increase in 바카라사이트 number of female professors, according to new data.

Women accounted for almost 40 per cent of full-time academic teaching staff at Canadian universities in 2016-17, up from 36.6 per cent in 2010-11, new figures from Statistics Canada show.

The increase was owed to a 28.3 per cent rise in 바카라사이트 number of female full professors and an 18.2 per cent rise in 바카라사이트 number of female associate professors, although 바카라사이트 number of female assistant professors fell by 12 per cent.

This matches 바카라사이트 overall trend of 바카라사이트 data, which show an increase in 바카라사이트 total number of full professors (up 8.6 per cent) and associate professors (up 5.2 per cent), and a decline in 바카라사이트 number of assistant professors (down 15.9 per cent) and 바카라사이트 rank below assistant professor (down 2.1 per cent).

The data also show that 바카라사이트 male-female salary gap is relatively narrow across academic ranks. Female academic teaching staff earned between 95.3 per cent and 97.7 per cent of 바카라사이트ir male counterparts on average, depending on 바카라사이트ir position, with 바카라사이트 widest gap at 바카라사이트 level of full professorship.

In 2016-17, 바카라사이트 median salary of full-time academic teaching staff was C$129,195 (?76,000), up 6.6 per cent since 2010-11.

Paul Davidson, president of Universities Canada, said he was ¡°very pleased to see this growth in gender equity on university campuses¡±, but ¡°more must be done¡±.

¡°Adding to 바카라사이트 diversity of voices, knowledge and expertise across 바카라사이트 university community is essential to achieving excellence in teaching, research and innovation,¡± he said.

Overall, 바카라사이트 figures show that 바카라사이트 total number of academic teaching staff has increased by 1.6 per cent since 2010-11, while university enrolments increased by 7.5 per cent between 2010-11 and 2014-15 (바카라사이트 latest year for which data are available).

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