PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universities: Females (21 March 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle the under-representation of women in senior positions in universities, including in the position of Vice Chancellor.
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)
Answer
Higher education institutions (HEIs) are autonomous from Government and Ministers are statutorily prohibited from involvement in HEIs recruitment decisions.
I commend the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education’s Aurora programme for developing future women leaders in higher education. I also commend the Equality Challenge Unit’s Athena Swan Programme which recognises the advancement of gender equality in HE through representation, progression and success for all.
Answered by:
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
24 March 2017
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