Controversial policy levels gender balance of academic intake

Eindhoven University of Technology hails impact of preventing men from applying for jobs

A controversial recruitment policy implemented by Eindhoven University of Technology has achieved a gender-balanced intake of new academic staff, the institution has announced.

In 2019, Eindhoven began preventing men from applying to academic job vacancies in the first six months that they were open, saying that the aim was to promote equal opportunities for women and increase the quality of research and teaching.