Short conclusions from the (so far) 18 interviews made by Agneta, Emma and Suzanne: lab and section leaders (5) researchers/teachers (6) doctoral students (3) students (2) company representative (1) technology user (1) 9 women and 9 men 1

The interviews have followed 9 different themes: What does ”jämställdhet” mean for you? Your subject/research field/environment from a ”jämställdhets-” perspective? Role models? What made you choose this field (Halmstad)? How can more students/doctoral students /researchers be attracted? Does gender matter? Can a ”jämställdhets-” perspective lead to innovations? Do you see a need for increasing ”jämställdhets-” knowledge within the different labs? Questions to be illustrated from a ”jämställdhets-” perspective? 2

What does ”jämställdhet” mean for you? Similar answers. Everyone has a good idea about what ”jämställdhet” ought to be. It could be summarized as ”equal possibilites, not be categorized due to gender but instead due to knowledge and skill” 3

Your subject/research field/ environment from a ”jämställdhets-” perspective? Different within the different labs; male dominated, women dominated and gender equal. Our conclusion from this is that discussions and sharing experiences between the different labs about the effect of gender equality/-unequality would be fruitful 4

Role models? Here the interviewed are of different opinions. We can however see that role models seem to be more important for women than for men and that female role models are of certain importance for women. Our conclusion here is that it is very imortant on each level (student, doctoral student, teacher, researcher and leader) to make the women within the field visible 5

What made you choose this field (Halmstad)? Many of the interviewed have a father, mother or a brother within the field of engineering and technology. Others had a strong interest in computing (men) or in math and physics (women) The awareness from CERES to target women in recruting doctoral students guided the final decision to choose Halmstad 6

How can more students/doctoral students /researchers be attracted? By showing the soft, human related fields of application By making the education programmes/ research fields broader and drop the ”nörd” metaphor By stressing the connection to real life By visiting schools and informing media and by changing the stereotyped pichture of what an engineer is and does 7

Does gender matter? It is obvious that gender matters. The interviewed are more or less avare of this, but the answers show that this is a fact on all the levels. Our conclusions are that concrete actions are needed, as for example introduction for new students and employed and gender/diversity training on all levels. Even from the perspective of the industrial partners and final users it seems to be a need for better gender balance 8

Can a ”jämställdhets-” perspective lead to innovations? There is a belief in the fact that a gender perspective can lead to new innovations. By mixing different experiences and views (sex, age, culture) new ideas and products can occur. To stress he whole chain from the final user, via the industrial parters to the researchers could also lead to a better comprehensive picture and a higher feeling of solidarity. Hälsoteknik is here pointed out as an example 9

Do you see a need for increasing ”jämställdhets-” knowledge within the different labs? Everyone we have interviewed see a need for more knowledge about jämställdhet/genus. Our conlusion is again that there is a great need for open dialogues between different categories and different labs about this field 10

Questions to be illustrated from a ”jämställdhets-” perspective? Recruiting Education The personell To raise the gender competence all over in order to finally change the the routines To make a mapping of the existing situation To work with a real case on all levels, for example Hälsoteknik which is an interesting area as well for Halmstad university as for the region 11