‘Shock’ study shows female doctors falling behind on academic promotions
Assistant professors who are women are 24% less likely than men to become associate professors, shows US study
Some 20 years after a major study demonstrated that women who graduate from medical school are less likely to be promoted in academic medical centres, a new analysis shows the trend continues unabated.
In fact the trend, identified in a 2000 study, seems to be getting worse.
Female assistant professors were 24% less likely than men to be promoted to associate professor, in the US study.
Women were also 23% less likely to achieve a full professorship and 54% less likely to be named head of their department. These differences very highly statistically significant.
