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Ireland announces female-only professorships

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, , Citation Anthony King 2020 Phys. World 33 (2) 10 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/33/2/17

2058-7058/33/2/10

Abstract

Twenty female-only professorships at 12 Irish institutions have been approved for funding by the Irish government. The radical move aims to address gender inequality in Irish academia where women are underrepresented in fields such as physics, engineering and computer science.

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10.1088/2058-7058/33/2/17