Recent studies

Women are Credited Less in Science than Men

The work of female scientists is still greatly underestimated and rendered invisible. The study conducted by Ross, Glennon, Murciano-Goroff and colleagues (2022) clearly demonstrates that female scientists are 13 percent less likely than men to be named as authors in articles and 58 percent less likely to be named in patents. A systematic exclusion that is likely to have a negative impact on the careers of women in academia. The study was published in the journal Nature and can be accessed via the following link: Women are Credited Less in Science than Men External link

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Results of the largest European Survey on Gender-Based Violence in Science

UniSAFE is an EU-funded project that aims to gain better knowledge of gender-based violence and sexual harassment in research institutions and to convert this knowledge into practical tools for universities, research institutions and policy makers.

Gender-based violence is a complex, pervasive, persistent feature and force in many organizations and is reaching pandemic proportions. Violence, violations, and abuse can be physical, sexual, economic/financial, or psychological - online or offline - and can include gender-based or sexual harassment. It often goes unspoken for long periods of time.

Universities and research institutions are not immune to this pandemic. Particular organizational structures may facilitate preconditions for power hierarchies structured by gender and age, which regularly foster violence. Gender-based violence impacts not only the lives of individuals, but also has serious social, economic, and health-related implications at organizational and societal levels.

Over the coruse of a a three-year period, UniSAFE will provide current, robust, and reliable quantitative and qualitative data on gender-based violence, including emerging forms of violence at universities and research institutions. These findings will be translated into policy recommendations and a toolkit for universities and research institutions alike. 

The following findings are part of the final report on the project: 

• Sixty-two percent of participants reported experiencing at least one form of gender-based violence at their institution
• Women and non-binary people were more likely than men to experience all forms of gender-based violence, with the exception of physical violence
• Respondents who belong to minority groups were more likely to experience gender-based violence

The final report of the project can be found hereExternal link. 

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