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2.6 Full-time University Teachers by Sex and Subject Taught, 2016-2017

In 2016-2017, females accounted for 39.5% of full-time Canadian university teachers. Of these, women comprise 65.9% of full-time university teachers in the Health, Parks, Recreation and Fitness, but only 15.5% in Architecture, Engineering and Related Technologies, and 20.6% of Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences. 1, 2

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1. Excludes all positions with senior administrative responsibilities / Exclus tous les postes ayant des tâches administratives de niveau supérieur

2. 112 public degree granting universities and colleges reporting / Données déclarées comprennent 112 établissements publics conférant grades universitaires et collégiaux