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FESTA Female Empowerment in Science and Technology Academia

Improving the institutional environment for female researchers Minna Salminen-Karlsson Uppsala University [email protected]

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Who we are

:        Uppsala University, Sweden Syddanske Universitet, Denmark RWTH Aachen Universität, Germany University of Limerick, Ireland Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Turkey South-West University, Bulgaria

Who we are:

Personnel/faculty administrators Gender equality officers Gender researchers Science/technology researchers In different positions in our institutional hierarchies These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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EU agenda

What we want to do

FESTA agenda

More women into research, in particular more female professors Better working environment for female researchers on all career stages Lasting change European added value Work with structures and processes, not with women Try out same measures in several European contexts, compare These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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What are we doing – our actions

Awareness raising Gender equality indicators – statistics Individual awareness raising Decision making and communication processes Formal decision making processes Informal decision making and communication processes Perceptions of excellence Hiring processes Perceptions of excellence in working environment Interaction Meeting culture PhD supervision Analysis of resistance These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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What’s in it for the rest of Europe?

Publications:

     ”Toolkits” and products from different actions web decision support system for female researchers hiring criteria guidelines study material for PhD education handbook for managing resistance These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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Raising organizational awareness – using statistics

• Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy • Collecting and understanding statistics – What is our question?

– Can we measure? How?

– Effort/value ratio • From figures to awareness – How to make statistics interesting, easy to read?

– How to communicate them and to whom?

– How to make action plans?

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Excellence in hiring processes

• Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ireland, Italy • Interviews with different parties in three selected appointment processes each • The concept of ”fitting” – One of us – Safe investment – More of the same These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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Excellence in hiring processes

Scientific achievements – easiest to measure – But do not take into account the conditions under which they are produced The best fit – knowing the rules of the game Soft skills – not rationally measured but important – Often decisive, but not transparently assessed Local logics – what is valued varies according to national contexts – ”care ceiling” varies but exists everywhere These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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Excellence in the daily working environment

• Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria • The quest for excellence: – Excellence brings large money – Excellence is measured quantitatively • • • The quest for excellence influences the working environment Good working environment is necessary for reaching excellence The quest for excellence affects women and men differently These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

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Problem areas

• Informal power • Independence • Teaching • Research and life outside research • Requirements of mobility • Networks, visibility • Contrast between excellent and marginalised research areas These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

Thank you!

(and wish us good luck)

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These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526

www.FESTA-EUROPA.eu

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n ° 287526