As in most Western countries, research and studies about women’s issues were first developed in France in the wake of the 1970s feminist movement. New international and European dynamics favoured the creation of Gender Studies: the Peking International Conference (1995) as well as pressure in Europe to include “gender” in Read more…
The key role given to research and innovation in striving towards a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe means that the EU should make full use of its human capital – thereby involving both men and women. Evidence shows that research performance is limited by the perpetuation of direct Read more…
This Gender Studies Tuning Brochure is the result of over a decade of intensive cooperation and exchange in Gender Studies in Europe. United by a shared interest in the interdisciplinary field of Gender Studies, educators, researchers, students, activists and professionals involved in gender equality established Athena, a network in advanced Read more…
The Gender and Excellence expert group was set up to provide recommendations on the improvement of transparency in the procedures used in selection committees for the award of grants and fellowships and in access to research funding in general. This report gives an analysis of the gender dynamics among applicants, Read more…
The study was carried out by Elyse Ruest-Archambault with the support of Prof. Nick von Tunzelmann from the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) of the University of Sussex, in collaboration with Dr Simona Iammarino from SPRU, Nick Jagger and Dr Linda Miller from the Institute for Employment Studies. Read more…