[Ramm] [Gendered Innovations] Nature article: Women are funded more fairly in social science than in STEM in UK

[Londa Schiebinger]

Interesting Nature article on differential funding to women and men in different fields in the UK: http://www.nature.com/news/gender-balance-women-are-funded-more-fairly-in-social-science-1.18310

Includes good recommendations:

Ten ways institutions must close the gender gap
Steps for funding agencies worldwide
*         Commit to ambitious expectations for gender performance that link to eligibility for receiving awards, following the lead of the National Institute for Health Research.
*         Introduce targets for minimum gender representation on funding panels.
*         Train selection panels on gender-equality issues, including unconscious bias.
*         Submit data annually to independent scrutiny of gender differences in applications, success rates and award sizes.
*         Publish figures to allow cross-agency and cross-national comparison by discipline.
Steps for universities worldwide
*         Publish gender breakdowns in key areas including promotions, appointments and rewards in a consistent way, allowing for cross-institution comparison; such transparency would allow prospective employees and students to assess the institutional culture.
*         Embed gender-equality issues in work practice. Become beacons of good practice for public-sector and private employers.
*         Support women's career progression through the ongoing development of promotion criteria that focus on quality rather than quantity.
*         Engage men in championing gender equality. Commit to the principles and uptake of shared parental leave.
*         Celebrate women's achievements equally in a public way.

All best, Londa

Londa Schiebinger
Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering and Environment Project John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPST/schiebinger.html

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