a good start at university, but a progressive decline !
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Proactive Strategies for Advancing Women in Science ICI2004, Montreal, Canada Careers and Representation of Women Scientists in French Government Institutions Catherine Sautes-Fridman Professor of Immunology University Pierre et Marie Curie Faculte des Sciences France. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Proactive Strategies for Advancing Women in ScienceICI2004, Montreal, Canada
Careers and Representation of Women Scientists in French Government Institutions
Catherine Sautes-Fridman
Professor of Immunology University Pierre et Marie Curie
Faculte des SciencesFrance
A GOOD START AT UNIVERSITY, BUT A PROGRESSIVE DECLINE !
1 OUT OF 3 RESEARCHERS ARE WOMEN
% women
Undergrad. StudentsUndergrad. StudentsPhD StudentsPhD StudentsResearchersResearchers
% women
% men
% men
MORE WOMEN IN LIFE SCIENCES THANIN MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS OR ENGINEERING
LifeSciences
Chem. Med.Math. PhysicsEngineering
50%women
10% women
Percentage of Women in…
Government Research Institutes Universities
36% Research Associate 30% Associate Professor
21% Research Director 7% Professor
6% Research Director 4,5% President of (top of the ladder) University
(source CNRS)
DIFFICULT TO CLIMB THE HIERARCHY..
WHO DECIDES ?30% WOMEN IN NATIONAL COMMITTEES
Source : CNRS
WOMEN’S CARRIER IN SCIENCEIN GERMANY
SAME SITUATION !
Undergrad. StudentsPhD Students Assistant Prof. Professors
Undergrad. StudentsPhD Students Assistant Prof. Professors
BACK TO FRANCE : WHY IS IT SO ?
GENDER STEREOTYPES : » men at work women at home »
During educationIn society
generates self-censorship:scientific carriers seem unreachable !
FAMILY LIFE conciliation of professional and family life less opportunities for international mobility
AT SCHOOL, FIGHTING AGAINST COMMON STEREOTYPES IN TEXT BOOKS
MAKING SCIENCE MORE ATTRACTIVE
INTRODUCING MORE WOMEN SCIENTISTS TO THE PUBLIC : Marie Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie but the others?
ORGANIZING NETWORKS
REINFORCING SOLIDARITY TO PROMOTE WOMEN IN SCIENCE
SOME SOLUTIONS…
EU DECISIONS AGAINST SEX DISCRIMINATION
GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OF WOMEN AND MEN IN SCIENCE
DEVELOPING CONCERTED ACTIONS BETWEEN EU MEMBERS : FP6 call
REINFORCING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN EU PROGRAMS
CREATING AN EUROPEAN NETWORK OF
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
DEVELOPING MORE POSSIBILITIES OF « WORKING FROM HOME »
BACK TO IMMUNOLOGY….
LET’S START TO WORK AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL.
MAKING SCIENCE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO PUBLIC :
« Public Awareness of Immunology » organized by the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS)
INTRODUCING MORE WOMEN SCIENTISTS TO THE PUBLIC: women speaker’s list (AAI CSOW)
ORGANIZING NETWORKS:-FP6 call-Organize a «Women in Immunology » session in the next European meeting : ECI-2006
SOME ACTIONS IN EUROPEAN IMMUNOLOGY
