GLOBAL: Higher education still tougher for women than men
July 1st, 2008
By Keith Nuthall
It is almost a truism that women have a tougher time in most professions than men, and academia is no different. But it is worth considering the absurdity of this statement: that in the 21st century, it is still quite normal to assume that the success of an academic or student is likely to be affected by their gender.
The REFLEX report coordinated by the Netherlands' Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market, at Maastricht University - covered in depth in this week's University World News - focuses on this problem.
It points out that ...
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