
%0 Journal Article
%A Klein, A.G. 
%T Females in the professoriate at The University of Melbourne
%J Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
%D 2010/09/15
%V 122
%N 1
%P xxxi-xxxv
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/RS10009
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/RS10009 
%X For the first 120 years from its establishment in 1854 the University of Melbourne had an all-male professoriate. Personal chairs were established in 1964 in order to recognise and reward exceptionally distinguished academics that were not heads of departments; the first female professor was appointed to such a chair in 1975. The first female Departmental Head with the title of professor followed in 1979 and our guest of honour, Nancy Millis was appointed to a Personal Chair in Microbiology in 1982 &#x2013; only the fourth female professor ever. This paper traces the growth in female numbers in the professoriate, which, in 2008, stood at 85 out of about 410 &#x2013; that is only about 21% - but growing, as outstanding female candidates reach the required level of distinction. 
