Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Academia Across the Globe: Current Status and Ways Forward

Women remain under-represented in all disciplines and at all levels of academia, especially at the professorial level, in senior leadership roles, including deans, university vice-chancellors, and presidents (Shepherd, 2017), and in gate-keeping positions, such as editorial boards and research funding bodies (Metz et al., 2016, Fotaki, 2013). In line with the current AOM theme “Creating A Better World Together”, this symposium brings together 5 papers to showcase theoretical and practical insights to achieve gender equality and inclusive culture in higher education institutions. The symposium highlights both theoretical advancements as well as the status of gender actions in higher education across multiple countries across the globe including Lebanon, Netherlands, United States, Canada, UK, Belgium, Sweden, and Greece, providing us with culturally diversified insights into the progress made towards achieving gender equality in academia. Equality, Diversity, and inclusion in Academia: An Irish Narrative Presenter: Christine Cross; U. of Limerick Presenter: Marie Connolly; U. of Limerick A Dialogical Self Perspective on Gender Inequality in Academia Presenter: Babak Ghaempanah; Vrije U. Amsterdam Student Evaluations of Professors: Triply Jeopardized by their Sexist Attitudes! Presenter: Phanikiran Radhakrishnan; U. of Toronto at Scarborough Presenter: Soo Min Toh; U. of Toronto Presenter: Megan Frederickson; U. of Toronto Research Productivity Trends After Tenure: An Analysis of Gender and Race Differences Presenter: Wenyi (Helen) Gu; U. of Houston Presenter: Drake Van Egdom; U. of Houston Presenter: Christiane Spitzmueller; U. of Houston TARGETED-MPI from Concepts to Application: Preliminary Findings Presenter: Eleni Apospori; Athens U. of Economics and Business Presenter: Mariangela Trompeta; Research Associate at Athens U. of Economics and Business Presenter: Valerie Stead; Lancaster U. Presenter: Sophie Alkhaled; Lancaster U. Management School Presenter: Claire Leitch; Queen's U. Belfast Presenter: Fida Afiouni; American U. of Beirut Presenter: Jelena Angelis; Stockholm School of Economics Presenter: Jan De Schampheleire; jan de schampheleire Presenter: PARASKEVI DIMAKOU; Stockholm School of Economics Presenter: Marie-Anne Guerry; Vrije U. Brussel Presenter: Nur Gundogdu; Birmingham Business School, U. of Birmingham Presenter: Sarah Jack; Stockholm School of Economics Presenter: Stathis Katopodis; Athens U. of Business & Economics Presenter: Yasmeen Makarem; American U. of Beirut Presenter: Irene Nikandrou; Athens U. of Economics and Business Presenter: Mustafa Ozbilgin; Brunel U. Presenter: Nancy Pouloudi; - Presenter: Evgeniya Rangelova; Free U. Brussels Presenter: Robyn Remke; Lancaster U. Management School Presenter: Bert Schreurs; Vrije U. Brussel Presenter: Malin Skanelid; Stockholm School of Economics Presenter: Christos Tsanos; Athens U. of Economics and Business Presenter: Christophe Vanroelen; Vrije U. Brussel Presenter: Karol Vieker; Stockholm School of Economics Presenter: Marina Yusupova; Lancaster U. Management School Presenter: Konstantinos G. Zografos; Lancaster U. Management School Presenter: Murielle Abiakar; American U. of Beirut Presenter: Mariam Dalli; American U. of Beirut