Black women academics in my study said their main allies were White men – what this reveals

By Sally K Ledwaba, Academic Excellence Coordinator, Tshwane University of Technology
Adrian D. Van Breda, Professor of Social Work, University of Johannesburg

Universities have a role in challenging the status quo on issues such as gender, race, nationality and sexuality. But all too often, they replicate societal inequalities.

For example, a recent study notes that globally, only one-third of senior academics are women. In the US, universities have twice as many male professors as female.

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