{"id":134159,"date":"2021-12-13T11:11:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=134159"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:03","slug":"women-professor-monitor-erasmus-university-sees-highest-increase-in-female-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/12\/13\/women-professor-monitor-erasmus-university-sees-highest-increase-in-female-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Professor Monitor: Erasmus University sees highest increase in female professors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of all the Dutch universities, the percentage of female professors is increasing fastest in Rotterdam. For years, Erasmus University idled around at the bottom of the list. The university has risen to eighth place (of the fourteen) this year, according to the 2021 Women Professor Monitor.<\/p>\n

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Professors at the installation of Annelien Bredenoord as rector magnificus.<\/span><\/p>

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Although the number of female professors is increasing steadily, the glass ceiling certainly hasn\u2019t disappeared, concluded the latest Female Professor Monitor. Calculations show that the step from assistant professor to associate professor is particularly high. The National Network of Female Professors (LNVH) wrote that: \u201cAlthough a great deal has been achieved, there\u2019s still a lot of work to be done.\u201d On many fronts, an equal distribution of men and women is still far from reality.<\/p>\n

Remarkable growth in Rotterdam<\/h2>