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In Re-imagining higher education through equity, inclusion and sustainability (RISE). Proceedings of the 2nd. EUt+ International Conference on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Technical University of Sofia, Sozopol, Bulgaria, 1-3 September.

doi: 10.21427/pqq1-1q52

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This paper provides a comparative analysis of gender equality figures between women and men for the partners of the European University of Technology (EUt+) alliance. A baseline template was developed appropriate for higher education institutions and influenced by categories of data collected for the ‘She’ survey. Results for a baseline year of 2019-20, and for some categories 2020-21 are illustrated in the paper. It is notable that average distribution hides significant variations between the eight institutions and these are explained. Notwithstanding, the trends are similar to the ‘She’ Figures and CESAER observations on technology universities. The proportion of women declines significantly at the top level suggesting clearly a glass ceiling for career progression. The paper also gives insight on challenges collecting this data across the EUt+ partners that can be grouped into cultural challenges that recognises how discriminatory practices differ across countries as defined in the 2023 OECD index, structural challenges whereby legislative and privacy interpretations and sources of data can be different across countries, and also technical challenges whereby reporting systems and definitions may differ across countries. The baseline data discussed in this paper provides evidence for a starting point of EUt+ collaboration towards supporting women’s careers and more balanced student representation and governance.

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https://doi.org/10.21427/1q9r-4t94

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