In the past 50 years, significant progress in women's equality has been made worldwide. Western countries, particularly European countries, have implemented initiatives to attain a more gender-balanced workforce with the introduction of family friendly policies, by trying to narrow the gender pay gap and by promoting women's career progression. In academia, however, fewer women reach top leadership positions than those in the political arena. These findings suggest that academia needs to carefully evaluate why these new policies have not been very effective. In this NeuroView, we report on the progress made in higher education, the shortcomings, and how new initiatives hold great promise for improving gender equality in academia around the globe.

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从欧洲角度看性别平等：神话与现实。

在过去的50年中，全世界妇女平等取得了重大进展。西方国家，特别是欧洲国家，已采取措施，通过实行家庭友好政策，通过缩小性别工资差距和促进妇女的职业发展来实现性别更加均衡的劳动力。但是，在学术界，担任最高领导职务的妇女少于政治领域的妇女。这些发现表明，学术界需要仔细评估为什么这些新政策并不十分有效。在此NeuroView中，我们报告了高等教育取得的进展，缺点以及新举措如何为改善全球学术界的性别平等带来巨大希望。