Miriam Erez – Technion Chair of the National Council for the Promotion of Women in Science & Technology Ministry of Science Ministry of Science

Technology’s Man Problem By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER APRIL 5, 2014, NYTimesCLAIRE CAIN MILLER

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AbilitiesMotivationSocial Norms Gender Role segregation Men Women Technical Social & Humanities Ministry of Science

Social Norms reflected in Cultural differences in % of PhD Students in Science & Technology Ministry of Science

Increase from Cultural Differences = Social Norms Ministry of Science

 BE Belgium  BG Bulgaria  CZ Czec  DK Denmark  DK Germany  EE Estonia  IE Ireland  GR Greece  ES Spain  FR France  IT Italy  CY Cyprus  LV Latvia  LT Lithuania  LU Luxenburg  HR Hungary  MT Malta  NL Netherland  AT Austria  PL Poland  PT Portugal  RO Romania  SL Slovania  SK Slovakia  FI Finland  SE Sweden  UK  IS Iceland  NO Norway  CH Switzerland  HR Croatia  MK Former Yugoslav  ME Montenegro  TR Turkey Ministry of Science

Gend er MATH Matriculation Taking the exam % Passing % Excelling 3 units4 units5 units Total N Taki ng the Exa m 3 units 4 units 5 unitsTotal 3 units 4 units 5 units Tot al N%N%N% Male % % % 27, %96.3%98.9%96.2% 30.4 % 33.1 % 59.6 % 37 % Femal e % % % 15.3 % 34, %97.1%99.2%96.8% 41.4 % 42.8 % 61.3 % 45 %

Feminine Jobs Masculine Jobs Science & Technology Life Sciences Social Sciences & Humanities Ministry of Science

Technion 2013: % Female Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate Students Enrolled by Academic Unit, Spring Report: Women & Men at the Technion

Percentage of Graduate Students Graduating, Report: Women & Men at the Technion

Technion: % Female PhD Graduates (by Faculty) 2013 vs Report: Women & Men at the Technion

Technion 2013: % Women and Men Faculty by Rank, 2013 Report: Women & Men at the Technion 15 * One woman full professor in the Faculty of Medicine on the clinical track RankTotal Women % from Total WomenMen Number% % Full Professor 2288%18+122%22%21047% Associate Professor 17619%3439%14232% Assistant Professor 11525%2933%8619% Lecturer 1346%67%72% Total 53216% %445100%

Percentage of women : Undergraduate, Graduate and Faculty members. Faculty membersGraduate studentsUndergraduate studentsgraduade program 7% 13% 10% Mechanical Engineering 4% 20% 16% Aerospace Engineering 9% 13% 19% Electrical Engineering 10% 22% Computer Science 5% 20% 22% Mathematics 7% 33% 22% Civil & Environmental Eng. 9% 15% 24% Physics 70% 69% 41% Education in Technology & Sci. 6% 55% 44% Material Engineering 20% 46% Industrial & Management Eng. 20% 73% 52% Medicine 17% 47% 59% Bio-Medical Engineering 12% 58% 60% Chemistry 17% 61% 66% Chemical Engineering 57% 67% Architecture & Town Planning 35% 63% 78% Biology 43% 71% 78% Biotechnology & Food Eng. 16% 36% 35% Total 2013 Report: Women & Men at the Technion 16

Percentage of Women Faculty Members by Academic Unit Report: Women & Men at the Technion

Necessary condition: Post–Doc Abroad – Not enough fellowships Report: Women & Men at the Technion

Technology - Internet Social - Relationships Social Network Ministry of Science The Occupation Gap is going to get smaller

TechnologyLife Sciences Bio informatics; Medical Informatics; Biotechnology; Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Science

Technology Customer Service Customer oriented high-tech companies Ministry of Science

TechnologySelling Experience Ministry of Science

Men Women Education: Build Women’s Self-Efficacy Curriculum Relevance of Science & Technology for social relationship, for humanity Policy/Incentives Change social norms of gender role Segregation Build a friendly worklace for women Ministry of Science workplace

Ministry of Science GDP per Capita correlates with a smaller gender gap High Index score means small gap

Nobel Laureates - Role Models Nobel Laureates - Role Models Ada Yonath Chemistry 2009 Elizabeth H. Blackburn Physiology or Medicine 2009 Carol W. Greider Physiology or Medicine 2009 Elinor Ostrol Economics 2009 Ministry of Science

Role Models - INDUSTRY Pepsico CEO Indira Krishnamurty Nooyi XEROX CEO Ursula M. Burns CEO Yahoo Marissa Meyer Lynn L. Elsenhans CEO Sonoco Ellen J. Kullman CEO Dupont Ministry of Science Mary T. Barra

Opportunities: The World is Changing Overcoming the obstacles by: Education, Role Models, Support, creating a friendly environment CONCLUSIONS Goal: Mutual benefit for Women and Society Ministry of Science