These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° FESTA Female Empowerment in Science and Technology Academia Improving the institutional environment for female researchers Minna Salminen-Karlsson Uppsala University

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Who we are:  Uppsala University, Sweden  Syddanske Universitet, Denmark  RWTH Aachen Universität, Germany  University of Limerick, Ireland  Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy  Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Turkey  South-West University, Bulgaria Who we are: Personnel/faculty administrators Gender equality officers Gender researchers Science/technology researchers In different positions in our institutional hierarchies

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° What we want to do FESTA agenda Better working environment for female researchers on all career stages Work with structures and processes, not with women Try out same measures in several European contexts, compare EU agenda More women into research, in particular more female professors Lasting change European added value

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° What are we doing – our actions Awareness raising Gender equality indicators – statistics Individual awareness raising Decision making and communication processes Formal decision making processes Informal decision making and communication processes Perceptions of excellence Hiring processes Perceptions of excellence in working environment Interaction Meeting culture PhD supervision Analysis of resistance

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° What’s in it for the rest of Europe? Publications:  ”Toolkits” and products from different actions  web decision support system for female researchers  hiring criteria guidelines  study material for PhD education  handbook for managing resistance

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Raising organizational awareness – using statistics Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy Collecting and understanding statistics –What is our question? –Can we measure? How? –Effort/value ratio From figures to awareness –How to make statistics interesting, easy to read? –How to communicate them and to whom? –How to make action plans?

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Excellence in hiring processes Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ireland, Italy Interviews with different parties in three selected appointment processes each The concept of ”fitting” –One of us –Safe investment –More of the same

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Excellence in hiring processes Scientific achievements – easiest to measure –But do not take into account the conditions under which they are produced The best fit –knowing the rules of the game Soft skills – not rationally measured but important –Often decisive, but not transparently assessed Local logics –what is valued varies according to national contexts –”care ceiling” varies but exists everywhere

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Excellence in the daily working environment Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria The quest for excellence: –Excellence brings large money –Excellence is measured quantitatively The quest for excellence influences the working environment Good working environment is necessary for reaching excellence The quest for excellence affects women and men differently

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Problem areas Informal power Independence Teaching Research and life outside research Requirements of mobility Networks, visibility Contrast between excellent and marginalised research areas

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n° Thank you! (and wish us good luck)

These activities and FESTA have received funding from the European Union, Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/ ) under grant agreement n°