
According to an article in the Times, in 2004 there were only 10 female black lecturers in british Academia.
Also, "people from non-white backgrounds make up 17 per cent of researchers, just under 9 per cent of lecturers, 6 per cent of senior lecturers and 4.4 per cent of professors". The american researcher was shocked by white male predominance in academia.
The article is very well written and revealing
This shows that the so-called 'multiculturalism' and 'openess' of british society is superficial, it is just a discourse meant to conceal their good old elitism and racism...