ENWISE Valorisation Conference Tallin, September 9-10, 2004 ENWISE Valorisation Conference Tallin, September 9-10, 2004 Societal Significance of Gender Research Elżbieta H. Oleksy, University of Łódź

Women and Science Unit became a crucial platform for furthering: participation of women in EU research programmes at all levels, participation of women in EU research programmes at all levels, full integration of gender perspectives in EU research. full integration of gender perspectives in EU research. The formula adopted by Women and Science Unit: The formula adopted by Women and Science Unit: GE (gender equality) = GD (gender dimension) + WP (women’s participation)

Two parallel sets of activities initiated by Women and Science Unit: Evaluation of the situation of women scientists in the Eu and in the Enwise countries Evaluation of the situation of women scientists in the Eu and in the Enwise countries  Helsinki Group Report, National Policies on Women and Science in the European Union. A Report about Women and Science in 30 European Countries, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2002,  Enwise Group Report, Waste of Talents: Turning Private Struggles into a Public Issue. Women and Science in the Enwise Countries, Brussels: The European Commission, 2003; Gender Impact Assessment Studies Gender Impact Assessment Studies  Gender and Research Conference, Brussels, November 8-9, 2001;  Gender Impact Assessment Studies Report, Brussels: The European Commission, 2002.

3.7. Improving the Human Research Potential and the Socio-economic Knowledge Base (assessed by Mary Braithwaite, TACITUS) Two main concepts : gender gender  gender differences  gender inequalities  gendered structures  gendered concepts; gender mainstreaming gender mainstreaming  principle of participation of women and men  the diversity aspect  reducing inequalities between women and men.

3.7. Improving the Human Research Potential and the Socio-economic Knowledge Base (assessed by Mary Braithwaite, TACITUS) The findings: significant progress made in improving participation of women, significant progress made in improving participation of women, success rates 10% higher for men than women, success rates 10% higher for men than women, “conceptual silences” (widespread and uncritical use of universal research categories), “conceptual silences” (widespread and uncritical use of universal research categories), socio-economic research can be gender blind: only 17% projects were gender-integrated; 8% were gender-specific. socio-economic research can be gender blind: only 17% projects were gender-integrated; 8% were gender-specific. Conclusion: The majority of projects under the IHP Programme did not contribute to the understanding of the gender dimension itself.

European Elections – June 2004 COUNTRYWOMENMENTOTALWOMEN%COUNTRYWOMENMENTOTALWOMEN% Austria Italy Belgium Latvia Cyprus 0660 Lithuania CzechRepublic Luxembourg Denmark Malta 0550 Estonia TheNetherlands Finland Poland France Portugal Germany Slovenia Greece Slovakia Hungary Spain Ireland Sweden UnitedKingdom TOTAL OLD MEMBERS NEW MEMBERS

Population of New Member States COUNTRYPOPULATION (mln) Cyprus0.8 Czech Republic10.2 Estonia1.4 Hungary10.1 Latvia2.4 Lithuania3.6 Malta0.4 Poland38.7 Slovenia1.9 Slovakia5.4 TOTAL74.9