Women equal men in post-doc research for first time
For the first time in Flemish universities, there is an equal number of women as men holding post-doctoral positions
‘Efforts are paying off’
“Considering that an academic career can last up to 40 years, this is a very positive evolution,” Vlir policy advisor Els Titeca told De Tijd. “The efforts of administrators are paying off.”
Though women outnumber men at the bachelor, graduate and PhD levels in Flanders, they are sorely under-represented at the highest echelons, with just 14% of full professors women, according to figures reported by the paper.
The University of Leuven, the Free University of Brussels (VUB) and Ghent University have all launched gender action plans to see more women take up new appointments and to have more gender-balanced representation of staff at all administrative bodies and commissions.
Former Flemish innovation minister Ingrid Lieten and education minister Pascal Smet introduced the gender action plan requirement for Flemish universities in 2013.
Photo: Rob Stevens/KU Leuven
