South Africa: 'Institutional Racism' to Blame for Exclusion of Black Female Academics, Ministerial Report Finds

[Daily Maverick] On Wednesday, the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation released a report on the recruitment, retention and advancement of black academics, which found that black females are still underrepresented in academia. This is while heated debate continues over institutional racism after an 'offensive' academic paper was published by UCT economics professor Nicoli Nattrass this year.