New women-only professorships to combat inequality

The minister for state for higher education has rejected the notion that the creation of new professorships exclusively for women at 12 third-level institutes discriminates against men.

New women-only professorships to combat inequality
Mon, 06 Jan, 2020 - 05:45
Jess Casey

By Jess Casey and Lorna Siggins

The minister for state for higher education has rejected the notion that the creation of new professorships exclusively for women at 12 third-level institutes discriminates against men.

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