Third-level institutions risk funding penalties in the coming years for failing to address gender inequality.

The commitment of NUI Galway to implement significant changes to address gender inequality in its senior academic ranks has been welcomed.

NUI Galway has suspended the use of a pre-employment health screening questionnaire after it was heavily criticised for querying women about their menstrual cycle.

Measures to improve women’s representation at senior academic levels are pointless unless promotion procedures are transparent, says an activist who won a recent high-profile case.