An AUT spokeswoman said the report was not made public as it was "commissioned for internal use only".
A damning report showing women at the Auckland University of Technology were occupying increasingly fewer senior academic roles was kept out of the public domain.
According to the report, of which the Weekend Herald obtained a draft, AUT was the only university to show a decrease in the proportion of
women in senior academic roles between 2003 and 2010, declining from 29.41 to just 24.79 per cent.
The report also found women at AUT in senior academic roles were paid less than male counterparts in senior positions and were also less likely to apply for promotions or be successful in promotion applications. Only 27 per cent of applicants for professor jobs were female and women had a 50 per cent rate compared with men's 56 per cent.
Despite the back-slide, AUT ranked second among all universities for female participation. Across the sector women occupied one-fifth, or 22.45 per cent, of senior roles.
Suzanne McNabb, the national women's officer for the Tertiary Education Union, said the report had been the subject of much conjecture in the academic community but had never been made public.
