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EU Documents on Women and Science

This page contains official policy documents of the Council of Ministers of the European Union, of the European Parliament and Commission, as well as the reports of the different "women and science" expert groups established by the European Commission between 2000-2006.


Policy Documents

Gender equality, economic growth and employment, November 2009

The MASIS Report: Challenging futures of Science in Society, November 2009

Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union in 2008, October 2009

Gender, Education, and Employment - lessons from research for policy makers, October 2009

The Gender Challenge in Research Funding - Assessing the European National Scenes, May 2009, May 2009

On better careers and more mobility: a European partnership for researchers

European Parliament resolution of 21 May 2008 on women and science

Council Resolution on Equal Access to and Participation of Women and Men in the Knowledge Society for Growth and Innovation (OJ 2003/C 317/03), 2003

Science and Society Action Plan, 2002

Council Resolution on Science and Society and Women in Science (OJ 2001/C 199/01), 2001

European Commission Staff Working Paper “Women and Science: the Gender Dimension as a Leverage for Reforming Science” (SEC (2001) 771), 2001

Women and Science: Networking the Networks - Declaration of Networks Active in Europe, 1999

Council Resolution on Women and Science (OJ 1999/C 201/1), 1999

European Parliament Resolution on Commission’s Communication COM (1999) 76 (PE 284.656), 1999

Communication of the European Commission on “Women and Science - Mobilising Women to Enrich European Research” (COM (1999) 76), 1999


Publications

She Figures 2009

She Figures 2009 - Preliminary Results

Benchmarking policy measures for gender equality in science

Full European Innovation Scoreboard2008

Science, Technology and Competitiveness key figures report,  2008/2009

Mapping the Maze: Getting More Women to the Top in Research, 2008

Women in Science and Technology – The business perspective, 2006
Report of the Women in Science and Technology working group (WiST)

She Figures 2006 - Women & Science: Latest Statistics and Indicators, European Commission
She Figures 2006 is the second publication of selected EU employment statistics disaggregated by sex and supplemented by certain other complementary data, which provide illuminating perspectives on the current employment situation of male and female scientists and researchers.

Gender Action Plans, 2005
A compendium of good practices. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on how to design a Gender Action Plan for Integrated Project (IP) or Network of Excellence (NoE) research proposals by highlighting case studies submitted under the 7 thematic areas of the Sixth Framework Programme.

Women and Science - Excellence and Innovation - Gender Equality in Science, European Commission, 2005
An overview of women and science actions implemented at European level since 2001, when the European Council adopted the Resolution on Science and Society and Women in Science (2001/C 199/01)   

Europe needs more scientists, 2004
Proceedings of the Conference “Europe needs more scientists”, Brussels, 2 April 2004

Women in Industrial Research. Speeding up changes in Europe, 2004
Proceedings of the Conference “Women in Industrial Research - Speeding up changes in Europe!”, Berlin (Germany), 10 and 11 October 2003

Gender and Excellence in the Making, 2004
Proceedings of the Workshop “Minimising Gender Bias in the Definition and Measurement of Scientific Excellence”, Florence (Italy), 23-24 October 2003

A wake up call for European industry, 2003
A report to the European Commission from the High Level Expert Group on
Women in Industrial Research for strategic analysis of specific science and
technology policy issues (STRATA)

Analysis of statistical data and good practices of companies, 2003
Research project on the issue of women in industrial research, which issues for the first time a comprehensive official dataset on researchers by sex in the business enterprise sector

Good practices in companies across Europe, 2003
Case studies based on data supplied by companies themselves in response to a questionnaire sent out by the European Commission, members of the Women in Industrial Research Expert Group (WIR) and the European Industrial
Research Management Association (EIRMA)

Waste of Talents: turning private struggles into a public issue, 2003
Final report of the ENWISE (Enlarge Women In Science to East) Expert Group

She Figures 2003: Women and Science – Statistics and Indicators
A wide collection of European indicators on Women and Science, complete with explanatory texts, technical guidelines and methodological notes

National policies on women and science in Europe
, 2002
A report of the Helsinki Group about women and science in 30 countries

Science policies in the European Union: Promoting excellence through mainstreaming gender equality, 2000
A Report from the ETAN Expert Working Group on Women and Science











 
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