Abstract
This paper examines the changing status of women faculty through an analysis of statistics on China’s universities from 1994 to 2004. This paper first presents the trend of a drastic increase in women faculty members in recent years. Further details on the academic ranks of women faculty, their age and highest degrees obtained are also presented. A comparison of female representation in faculty ranks is made between China and a few selected countries. Lastly, this paper attempts to account for the low percentage of female professors in higher education. Recommendations for the professional development for women faculty are made in the end.
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本文通过对1994年至2004年中国高校女教师队伍发展的数据分析, 指出了近年来女教师队伍急剧扩大的趋势, 分析了女教师的职称、 年龄和学位结构, 并就女教授的比例在中国和其他国家之间进行了比较, 解释了女教授在高校中比例低的原因, 进而提出了高校女教师发展的现实策略。
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Zhao, Y. An analysis on the status of female faculty in Chinese higher education. Front. Educ. China 2, 415–429 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11516-007-0034-7
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