Raising outcomes for racially minoritised women on doctoral degrees in England

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Racially minoritised women remain significantly underrepresented and unevenly supported across doctoral education in England. Doctoral education plays a critical gatekeeping role in shaping the future workforce in academia and beyond. Strengthening doctoral pathways for racially minoritised women is central to research excellence, talent sustainability, institutional credibility and economic growth.

Evidence from Generation Delta highlights structural challenges: how opaque admissions processes, mystification of the doctoral journey, inconsistent supervisory practices, and limited culturally competent support cumulatively disadvantage racially minoritised women throughout doctoral study.

We identify five priority areas for action to address this challenge.

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Item Type:	Monograph
Authors/Creators:	Solanke, V.I. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7068-5186 Bernal, M. Chambers, D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-9919 Liu, S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-3335 Offiah, A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8991-5036 Shain, F. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5356-0202 Kambhampati, U.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Authors 2026, except front page image © University of Leeds. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0). DOI: https://doi.org/10.48785/100/440
Dates:	Published: 8 March 2026
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds)
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2026 09:47
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2026 11:56
Status:	Published
Publisher:	University of Leeds
Identification Number:	10.48785/100/440
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:238703

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Raising outcomes for racially minoritised women on doctoral degrees in England

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