Lack of gender equality at applied science universities

Study warns that just 20 per cent of applied sciences universities have female leaders

Only one in every five universities of applied sciences in Germany is headed by a woman—a situation that warrants urgent action, according to a study by the CHE, Germany’s centre for higher education development.

The study, published this month, found that the typical head of a university of applied sciences is male, 57 years old and comes from western Germany. The study evaluated the CVs of around 100 presidents of universities of applied sciences.