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Closing the scissors-shape curve
Gender inequality in STEM fields undermines the ability for talented individuals to succeed. In a commentary article recently published in Cell, Joanna Joyce and collaborators discussed possible measurements to close the scissor-shaped curve in STEM fields. The term “scissor-shaped curve” is used to describe a common phenomenon where the proportion of women in academia sharply …
Equality through Research
EWI supports the development of academic and applied research projects on equality and the creation of business cases with women as protagonists. It has 13 professors whose main or partial research focus is on diversity management and female leadership.
Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public funding
Higher education and research institutions are critical to the well-being and success of societies, meaning their financial support is strongly in the public interest. At the same time, value-for-money principles demand that such investment delivers. Unfortunately, these principles are currently violated by one of the biggest sources of public funding inefficiency: sexism. The paper addresses …
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