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Percentage of women in research among lowest in EU

The percentage of Czech women working in the scientific research sector, at 26 percent, is the among the lowest in the European Union, where the average is 33 percent. According to the Marcela Linková, head of the National Contact Centre for Gender and Science, several western European countries, including France, Germany and the Netherlands, fall below the EU average. In the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania, women represent more than 50% of all scientific...

Gender-SMART Just About to Start

The Centre for Gender & Science is part of the new H2020 Consoricium of the Gender-SMART project . Together with Yellow Window the Centre will use its gender expertise and support seven European partners operating in the agricultural and life sciences research fields to implement gender eqaulity plans. The official kick-off meeting will be held from 12 to 14 February 2019 in Montpellier, France. Seven organizations defining and implementing gender equality plans: Agence Nationale de Recherche...

2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Commemorating the 4th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the National Contact Centre for Gender and Science will celebrate the achievements of Czech as well as global women researchers of 2018. The Centre will run a social media campaign aimed at informing and mobilizing the public, connecting women in science and supporters of women in science as well as inspiring young girls to pursue careers in science. Between 4 – 11 February 2019...

Brunch with prof. Zažímalová

On 15 October 2018, the Centre for Gender and Science organised a brunch with Eva Zažímalová, President of Czech Academy of Sciences and early-career women researchers. The room was packed, with 75 researchers, some with small babies. “It just shows there are big problems and obstacles that young women researchers face. Those require immediate attention and systematic solution,” says Marcela Linková, head of the Centre. Professor Zažímalová talked about her personal path to science. Her...

European Researchers’ Night with Constit. Judge

Our 2018 European Researchers’ Night looked into the ways law has been historically gendered. In her public talk “Man’s Law – Are Laws Truly Neutral?” constitutional judge Kateřina Šimáčková discussed the impact of law on the lives of women and men, gender equality and discrimination of women in the Czech legal system. With this lecture we wanted to commemorate the establishment of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and the year when the Faculty of Law of Charles...

Milada Paulová Award Winner: Eliška Walterová

On 27 November 2018, Professor Eliška Walterová of the Institute for Research and Development of Education at the Faculty of Education, Charles University received the 2018 Milada Paulová Award, awarded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in cooperation with the Centre for Gender and Science and. The MP award is given annually in recognition of research achievements and contribution to advancement of science. This year it was given in the field of education and...

2016 Monitoring Report on Position of Women in Science

The latest 2016 Monitoring Report shows the same trends as our previous reports. Research fails to use the potential of highly qualified women. While the percentage of women increases in all levels of study. The share of women displays a stable decreasing trend, with the number in 2016 being the lowest since the start of the monitoring in 2000.Women made up 30.3 % of all positions in research and development in 2016. International comparison places the...

Main Findings from Qualitative Research

The qualitative study focused on a more detailed analysis of the conditions of scientific work and the manifestations of gender culture in Czech academia. The research was conducted at four institutions – two HE institutions and two public research organisations. The sample included institutions in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and small, medium and large-sized institutions. We carried out 40 semi-structured interviews with academics and researchers at these four institutions. The interviews...

Newsletter Editorial 2/2018

Dear colleagues, This issue brings you a selection of must-read articles about some of the activities of the National Contact Centre for Gender in Science in the past six months. First of all, we are bringing you a report from the 5th national conference on gender and science, which also includes main findings of our survey of academics and their work conditions, well-being and job satisfaction. We are proud to announce that we launched the...

2016 Monitoring Report: Main Findings

The latest 2016 Monitoring Report shows that research in the Czech Republic fails to use the potential of highly qualified women. The trend of percentage of women increasing in all levels of study and the percentage of women in research remaining the same continues. Employees in Research and Development The overall number of employees in research and development is increasing. A growing number was also observed within individual professions: researcher, technician, and other positions in...