Gender imbalance among various streams of professionals is a constant cause of concern to
policy planners and institution builders. The situation becomes more serious when we notice …

In the first cross-national, mixed-methods study on gender, family, and science, the authors
examined the relationship between research productivity and family life for male and female …

Although the design of public policies to support and improve the status and opportunities
for female scientists requires reliable data, studies of this type have not been done in …

This article is a preliminary attempt to map EU research policy from a feminist perspective
hitherto absent. The framing and management of national and international research policy …

Which factors prevent a larger female participation in the scientific and research careers?
This book analyzes recent data and figures about women researchers in R&D and Higher …

Information on the patenting and publishing activity of scientists and engineers has long
been an interest among scholars of science and technology. Publishing transmits valuable …

The fullest utilization of all the human resources in a society is required to achieve economic
and social development. Thus the question: Why are there so few women in science?-posed …

The Spanish Research Council (CSIC) is the main institution devoted to research in Spain. It
has over 2300 scientists (31% of whom are women) distributed across eight scientific areas …

Gender inequalities in science have been a source of persistent challenges in Europe,
despite a number of policies and policy instruments to address them. When it comes to top …

One of the most visible inequities in scientific research and development is the small number
of women involved. But while this has traditionally been the case, there are groups working …