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‘Not having 50% of women among us is wasting talent’

Findings of 2022 Women Professors Monitor show that the UT is (still) below national average when it comes to female representation. ‘Being family friendly is absolutely necessary to level the playing field,’ reacts Roland van Rijswijk – Deij, co-chair of the UT Ambassadors’ Network.

Percentage of women professors not growing fast enough

The percentage of women professors at the University of Twente is still too low - and not growing fast enough, shows the 2022 Women Professors Monitor. There are currently 21.2% of women professors at the UT, while the national average is 26.7%.

Research shows vulnerability of female scientists on temporary contracts

Female scientists on temporary contracts are more vulnerable to unequal treatment and discrimination, new research shows. This is one of the reasons why they are more likely than men to quit the world of science.

Onderzoek toont kwetsbaarheid vrouwelijke wetenschappers met tijdelijk contract

Vrouwelijke wetenschappers met een tijdelijke aanstelling zijn kwetsbaarder voor ongelijke behandeling en discriminatie, blijkt uit nieuw onderzoek. Mede daardoor verlaten zij de wetenschap vaker dan mannen.

Women indispensable in hard science, Dijkgraaf believes

We cannot allow women to be underrepresented in the top echelons of science, business and public administration, Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said this week at an international conference on Women’s Empowerment.

Vrouwen onmisbaar in harde wetenschap, vindt Dijkgraaf

We kunnen niet tolereren dat vrouwen ondervertegenwoordigd zijn in de top van de wetenschap, het bedrijfsleven en het openbaar bestuur, zei minister Dijkgraaf vandaag tijdens een internationale conferentie over Women's Empowerment.

Vrouwen onmisbaar in harde wetenschap, vindt Dijkgraaf

We kunnen niet tolereren dat vrouwen ondervertegenwoordigd zijn in de top van de wetenschap, het bedrijfsleven en het openbaar bestuur, zei minister Dijkgraaf vandaag tijdens een internationale conferentie over Women's Empowerment.

Women indispensable in hard science, Dijkgraaf believes

We cannot allow women to be underrepresented in the top echelons of science, business and public administration, Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said this week at an international conference on Women’s Empowerment.

International Women’s Day 2022

Blank canvas

In honour of the International Women’s Day 2022 on 8 March, Vrijhof Culture organized a get-together dedicated to ‘breaking the bias’. Participants literally started with a blank canvas, jointly filling it up with one work of art celebrating women. The event also served as an occasion to reopen an exhibit of ‘Women in Mathematics’ and ‘forgotten’ female inventors in Vrijhof on campus.

International Women’s Day

‘We need more women who aren’t presented as princesses’

Would you boldly go where nobody like you has gone before? ‘That is the power of role models: they inspire you and show you what is possible. Without their example, you’ll stay in your own bubble.’ Today, on the International Women’s Day, seven women from the UT share stories about their personal role models and what (female) representation means to them.

‘If there is nobody else, then I will step up and do it’

Students or researchers? PhD and PDEng candidates fall into a category of their own. What is it like to navigate the sometimes lonely road towards a doctoral degree? In this monthly series, we put young academics of the University of Twente in the limelight. This episode gives the stage to Verena Menzel from the Mathematics of Operations Research group.

New group to connect and support female PhDs and PDEngs

‘Safe space for female doctoral candidates’

P-NUT (PhD Network of the University of Twente) has started a new initiative to support female doctoral candidates. ‘We want to raise awareness of challenges women face and create a safe group where you can share anything,’ says the group’s founder, PhD researcher Aurora Ruiz Rodríguez.

FFNT: ‘Our mission stays focused on women’

The Female Faculty Network Twente (FFNT) held its online New Year meeting today. The annual event brought a discussion about the percentage of female scientists at the UT, as well as the role of FFNT. ‘We considered if FFNT should change name and focus on diversity in a broader context, but we concluded that we still need to focus on academic career of women.’

Still glass ceiling in the academic world

It is harder for women than for men to build a career at a university. The proportion of women professors is rising steadily but the glass ceiling has not disappeared, according to the new Women Professors Monitor. At the UT, 20 percent of professors are women and the goal is to reach 25 percent of female professors by 2025.

Nog altijd glazen plafond in wetenschap

Voor vrouwen is het moeilijker dan voor mannen om carrière te maken aan de universiteit. Het aandeel vrouwelijke hoogleraren stijgt gestaag, maar het glazen plafond is niet verdwenen. Op de UT is 20 procent van de hoogleraren vrouw, het doel is 25 procent in 2025.

Nog altijd glazen plafond in wetenschap

Voor vrouwen is het moeilijker dan voor mannen om carrière te maken aan de universiteit. Het aandeel vrouwelijke hoogleraren stijgt gestaag, maar het glazen plafond is niet verdwenen. Op de UT is 20 procent van de hoogleraren vrouw, het doel is 25 procent in 2025.

Still glass ceiling in the academic world

It is harder for women than for men to build a career at a university. The proportion of women professors is rising steadily but the glass ceiling has not disappeared, according to the new Women Professors Monitor. At the UT, 20 percent of professors are women and the goal is to reach 25 percent of female professors by 2025.

The UT’s new Gender Equality Plan

‘We need to continue the focus on gender equality’

Running a new Hypatia Chair campaign, exploring possibilities to attract female students and conducting an internal soft audit. These are some of the actions outlined in the new Gender Equality Plan (GEP) from the University of Twente.

A look back: lockdown hard for researchers

The first lockdown of the coronavirus crisis had a substantial impact on researchers. In particular, female researchers with young children experienced problems, according to a new report.

Terugblik: lockdown viel niet mee voor wetenschappers

De eerste lockdown van de coronacrisis had een flinke impact op onderzoekers. Vooral vrouwelijke wetenschappers met jonge kinderen kwamen in de problemen, staat in een nieuw rapport.

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