Faculty

New hires by gender

This figure shows the gender breakdown of new faculty hires between 2008 and 2013. Annually the number of new hires has varied between 51 and 84. In 2012, the number of new hires was 84, with 33% of them being female. Data for this figure are in the Data Table section.

Definition

Five year history of the count of new regular, full-time faculty member hires by gender

Data Sources

Statistics Canada University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS) submission

Inclusions and Exclusions
  • Inclusions:
    • Regular, full-time faculty with an appointment of at least 12 months where the year of appointment is equal to the year of the UCASS report.
  • Exclusions:
    • Visitors and researchers reported in University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS)
    • University and College Academic Staff System (UCASS) excludes faculty members with senior administrative appointments above Dean level, faculty members with definitive term appointments of less than 12 months, and faculty members with part-time appointments (e.g. adjuncts/sessionals)

Data Table
Year % Male Count of Males % female Count of Females
2008 69% 45 31% 20
2009 73% 37 27% 14
2010 78% 40 22% 11
2011 64% 49 36% 28
2012 67% 56 33% 28