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Over time and across continents, women have struggled to achieve the same rights as men in employment. Education is promoted as pivotal in the attainment of this fundamental human right. While women from all walks of life struggle to achieve gender equity, greater parity would seem likely for women academics in universities because they are well educated.
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Diezmann, C.M., Grieshaber, S.J. (2013). Australian Women in the Academy. In: Patton, W. (eds) Conceptualising Women’s Working Lives. Career Development Series, vol 5. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-209-9_9
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