WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Never heard of Madame Curie?
From the UNESCO website:
In Sweden, for example, women form the majority (60%) of students enrolled in a Bachelor’s programme, but their numbers decline as they move up the education ladder, accounting for 49% of doctoral students and only 36% of researchers. The data tool reveals this trend across every region, highlighting the conflict that many women face as they try to reconcile career ambitions with family-caring responsibilities.
After reading this example about Sweden, I decided to check out the tool for both Portugal (my home country) and France (where I live in now):
PORTUGAL
54% of bachelor students are women
53% of PhD students are women
46% of researchers are women
FRANCE
55% of bachelor students are women
47% of PhD students are women
26% of researchers are women
Gender gap is not so big in Portugal, but what about France? Incredible, huh?
Is gender a career factor in the Academic Research?
If you are interested in this subject and want to know more, please read the "Lean In" book from Sheryl Sandberg!
Or watch her TED talk on Youtube!
