Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development and Permanent
Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU are pleased to
invite you to the conference "Women In Science
- How To Increase Women´s Participation In
Science?"
The main aim of the event is to discuss women´s participation in
science and research and main challenges facing female
scientists. The conference will bring together scientists, policy
makers and experts to discuss conditions for women in science and
the key factors behind the low representation of women in leading
positions and within some scientific domains and fields of study.
The conference will consist of two parts.
The first part will be dedicated to a presentation of
current statistics, initiatives and
different analytical view points on issue of gender
equality in science and research. The second part of the event
will have a form of the panel discussion
where female scientists will
discuss the main problems, barriers
and necessary changes to be made at all levels.
Despite the fact that women represent
half of the population, their
representation in science, research and
innovation lag behind. Nevertheless, a
number of international organizations and
European institutions have paid attention to
gender equality in science, empowerment
of female scientists and better use
of their educational and
intellectual potential. Thanks to these
efforts and visibility of the topic, gender equality has
become a theme of political and expert discussion. Yet at the
same time, neither of these efforts
has ensured equal representation of women
in leading positions and within some scientific
domains and fields of study.
The conference will be held on 21 November 2017,
14:00 - 19:00 at the Permanent Representation of the Slovak
Republic to the EU(Avenue de Cortenbergh 107, 1000
Brussels).
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