In 2009, women in scientific research accounted for 33 % of researchers in the EU. Their proportion since 2002 is growing faster than that of men (5.1 % annually, compared with 3.3 % for men). Over the same period a similar pattern is followed by the proportion of women among 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…