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EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT’s involvement in gender issues
Anne Franklin & Kristina Articus, RBINS
Gender Liaison Group Chair
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
1. Raise gender awareness among EDIT participants
2. Work towards achieving gender balance in all activities
3. Promote women in science
4. Consider family-friendly policies
Objectives
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
- Establishment of Gender Liaison Group
- 1st meeting of Liaison Group – during this meeting
- 1st EDIT newsletter – other contributions coming up
- Presentations – e.g. this meeting
- Distribution of flyers / leaflets – e.g. this meeting
1. Raise gender awareness
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
Gender statistics - Presence of women
- Board of Directors: 4/15 (27%)
- Network Steering Committee: 1/8 (12%)
- Scientific Advisory Council: 6/16 (38% + Chair)
- Team leaders: at least 5/28 (probably 20%)
2. Work towards achieving gender balance in all activities
(1)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
Gender statistics - Presence of women
- Attendance to Symposium: 39/148 (26%)
- Speakers during Symposium: 2/14 (14%)
- Attendance to General Meeting: 37/125 (30%)
- Speakers during General Meeting: 5/22 (23%)
2. Work towards achieving gender balance in all
activities (2)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
- Fellowship for women scientists in early career
- First call to be launched next week (after this meeting)
- Deadline for applications 31 March 2008
- 5 fellowships @ 2000 euros maximum (this JPA)
3. Promote women in science (1)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
- Women scientists from EDIT in early career (PhD, post-
doc, non permanent staff)
- To visit other EDIT institutions outside own country
- For training and/or research
- Length of visit from 10 days to 3 months
- Travel, subsistence and training/research costs
3. Promote women in science (2)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
- Work/Life Balance Travel Grants
- Childcare options while attending meetings
- Open call (ongoing throughout the year)
- Limited funding available (about 2000 euros)
- Advertisement necessary by organising institution
4. Promote family-friendly policies (1)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
- Option 1: bring your child to the meeting
- Children under 6 years
- Max. 75 €/day and 300 € per grant
- Childcare options provided by EDIT institutions
- Option 2 : arrange childcare at home
- Children under 6 years
- Max. 50 €/day and 300 € per grant
- Babysitters or equivalent
4. Promote family-friendly policies (2)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
Where to find the information?
• On the EDIT website
• Section ‘Links’
• Eligibility criteria + application forms
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
http://www.e-taxonomy.eu/page.php?optim=GAP
Where to find the information?
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
• Raise gender awareness and work towards achieving
gender balance
– Contribution to EDIT newsletter / GAP website
– Gender statistics in the next annual report
– Pilot study on gender and taxonomy
Future activities (1)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
• Promote women in science
– Early career women fellowships
– Other grants? (e.g. elderly relatives?)
– Mentoring scheme across EDIT (e-mail / meetings)
• Promote family-friendly policies
– Childcare grants
– Family-friendly meeting dates
Future activities (2)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
Further integration of taxonomic institutions
MoU on gender and family issues- Gender statistics of EDIT partner institutes
- Adapted meeting agendas to fit family patterns
- Day care / crèche facilities during conferences
- Adapted language in recruitment offers
- First draft ready by month 31 (October 2008)?
Future activities (3)
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Further information:
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
Are there differences in implicating taxonomy depending on the gender?
• Pilot study
• Screening of taxonomic theses in Belgium
• Study maybe repeated in other institutions
Research on gender and taxonomy
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
- Who works on which kingdom?
- Which level of taxa is studied?
- Geographic regions?
- Methods?
- Context of the project?
- Sex of supervisor
Gender Action Plan
Pilot study
EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008
Gender Action Plan
• Importance for recruitment strategy
• Analysis: Link between thesis topic and future career
situation?
Outputs of the pilot study