The percentage of women professors at Dutch universities has reached 28.7%, according to the Women Professors Monitor 2024, presented by the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) on 9 December. This marks a 1.1 percentage point increase from the previous year’s 27.6%, slightly below the ten-year average growth rate of 1.2 percentage points. At the current three-year growth rate, gender parity among professors is not expected before 2044.
- No more record lows: growth in percentage of women professors shows slight acceleration
- Marginal increase in the proportion of women professors at universities; targets are not met
- Ongoing increase in the proportion of women associate professors
- Percentage of women professors at UMCs surpasses the 30% threshold for the first time
- Replacement potential for retiring professors in the highest age group exceeds 100%
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