ABSTRACT

Gender inequality prevails in academia; there is currently no review on the barriers and facilitators to success for female academics in UK Higher Education. We conducted a systematic search identifying 32 papers addressing this issue. Narrative review revealed six themes: networks (prohibiting the inclusion of women), home-work balance (where women are expected to make a binary decision between the two), everyday sexism (leading to compromised psychological wellbeing and reduced likelihood of application for career advancement), inclusion/hierarchy/power structure (the assignment of less valued roles), intersectionality, and facilitators (supportive partner and Athena SWAN). The manifest, overarching narrative was of continued biases, barriers, double-standards, and unsupportive work environments. Law and resulting institutional policy should, but does not appear to, address identified barriers; consideration should be given to processes employed to implement and culturally embed these. Findings suggest we must challenge institutional norms, attitudes and expectations through facilitating accessible networks, consciousness raising and mentorship.

摘要

学术界普遍存在性别不平等；目前没有关于英国高等教育中女性学者取得成功的障碍和促进因素的审查。我们进行了系统搜索，确定了 32 篇解决这个问题的论文。叙事审查揭示了六个主题：网络（禁止女性参与）、家庭与工作的平衡（女性应该在两者之间做出二元决定）、日常性别歧视（导致心理健康受损和申请职业发展的可能性降低） )、包容/等级制度/权力结构（分配价值较低的角色）、交叉性和促进者（支持性合作伙伴和 Athena SWAN）。明显的总体叙述是持续的偏见、障碍、双重标准和不支持的工作环境。法律和由此产生的体制政策应该，但似乎没有解决确定的障碍；应该考虑用于实施和文化嵌入这些的过程。调查结果表明，我们必须通过促进可访问的网络、提高意识和指导来挑战制度规范、态度和期望。