Chart 2
Average time to obtain tenure for full-time university academics in Canadian universities by gender, 1990/1991 to 2020/2021

years 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 MenMen WomenWomen
Source(s):
Full-time University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS).

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Average time to obtain tenure for full-time university academics in Canadian universities by gender, 1990/1991 to 2020/2021, years
  Men Women
1990 4.6 4.5
1991 4.6 4.5
1992 4.7 4.5
1993 4.8 4.6
1994 4.7 4.7
1995 4.7 5.0
1996 4.9 4.7
1997 5.0 4.8
1998 4.9 5.1
1999 5.1 5.5
2000 4.3 5.0
2001 4.8 5.2
2002 4.5 4.9
2003 4.7 5.0
2004 4.6 5.1
2005 4.7 4.7
2006 4.8 4.9
2007 5.1 5.1
2008 5.1 5.1
2009 5.2 5.3
2010 5.2 5.3
2011 5.2 5.5
2012 5.5 5.8
2013 5.5 5.9
2014 5.4 5.5
2015 5.6 6.0
2016 5.4 6.1
2017 5.3 5.6
2018 5.2 5.6
2019 5.4 5.7
2020 5.2 5.8
Source(s):
Full-time University and College Academic Staff System (FT-UCASS).
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