The ATHENA European university is organising an online round table discussion with females in top scientific or leadership positions to celebrate women’s day on 8 March (at 16.00 CET). Women’s career challenges and possible strategies to overcome them will be some of the discussion topics. Three members of Ladies for Informatics were among the panellists and organisers.
According to the European Strategy for Universities, a persistent gender gap remains in some fields of study and research and in decision–making positions at universities. Gender balance clearly decreases with seniority among heads of higher education institutions where women hold slightly below 24% of these positions in EU27.
Persistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Organisations inadvertently undermine this process when they advise women to proactively seek leadership roles without also addressing policies and practices that communicate a mismatch between how women are seen and the qualities and experiences people tend to associate with leaders. Traditional high-potential, mentoring, and leadership education programs are necessary but insufficient.
More information and registration is available at the ATHENA webpage.
