Only 25% of Trinity’s Top Professors are Female
Posted in Governance and administration on November 2nd, 2017 by steve
“Out of 88 chair professors in Trinity, only a quarter are women, according to a new report seen by The University Times. The report revealed that since 2014, there has only been a 9% increase in women being promoted to the top-level position. The Annual Equality Monitoring Report 2016/17 said that only 22 out of 88 chair professors, the highest grade of professor in Trinity, are women …” (more)
[Róisín Power, University Times, 2 November]
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