STOA Working Breakfast

'The gender dimension of technology and

science'

Participants' booklet

STOA working breakfast

'The gender dimension of technology and

science'

Participants' booklet

21 April 2016, 8:00 - 9:00

European Parliament, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli Building 3H1

Available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/cms/home/workshops/genport

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CONTENTS

1. PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................................... 4

2. GENDER AND SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN EUROPE ......... 5

3. ABOUT GENPORT.................................................................................................................... 7

4. CHAIR AND MODERATOR .................................................................................................. 8

EVA KAILI, MEP, STOA FIRST VICE-CHAIR.................................................................................... 8

5. SPEAKERS .................................................................................................................................. 9

5.1 LIISA HUSU ................................................................................................................................ 9

5.2 MARTINA SCHRAUDNER ........................................................................................................ 10

5.3 JÖRG MÜLLER .......................................................................................................................... 11

5.4 TERRY REINTKE, MEP, FEMM COMMITTEE MEMBER .......................................................... 12

6. ABOUT STOA .......................................................................................................................... 13

6.1 MISSION ................................................................................................................................... 13

6.2 ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................... 14

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1. PROGRAMME

Chair and moderator: Eva Kaili, MEP, STOA First Vice-Chair

8.00 – 8.05 Welcome and introduction

Eva Kaili, MEP, STOA First Vice-Chair

8.05 – 8.15 Gender gap in Europe

Liisa Husu, Professor of Gender Studies; Co-Director of GEXcel

International Collegium for Advanced Transdisciplinary Gender

Studies, Örebro University, Sweden

8.15 – 8.25 The role of science and technology in overcoming barriers

Martina Schraudner, Head of Department, Gender and Diversity in

Organizations, Technical University Berlin, and Director of Responsible

Research and Innovation Unit, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany

8.25 – 8.30 Resources on gender and science, the contribution of GenPORT to

policy making and beyond

Jörg Müller, Senior researcher, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute,

Spain, and GenPORT Coordinator

8.30 – 8.50 Q&A session

8.50 – 8.55 Conclusions

Terry Reintke, MEP, FEMM Committee member

8.55 – 9.00 Closing remarks

Eva Kaili, MEP, STOA First Vice-Chair

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2. GENDER AND SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN

EUROPE

Despite various national and EU level gender equality policies in science, the research sector

in Europe continues to waste and under-utilise highly skilled and talented women. Whilst in

2012 47% of all PhD graduates in the EU 28 are women, they only make up a third of

researchers in all sectors.1

Women’s representation in academia decreases the higher up the academic ladder,

culminating in the very small percentage of women in decision-making posts, on boards and

in committees. For example, in 2012 the proportion of female and PhD graduates was 47%,

dropping to 45% for grade C academic staff, 37% for grade B academic staff and to a mere

21% of grade A academic staff in 2013.2

Gender equality and gender mainstreaming is a key priority in the European Research

Area.3 The approach has shifted from providing direct support to women to a focus on

institutional transformation. Despite various policy interventions targeting female scientists,

the proportions of women in science have not sufficiently increased.

Europe needs to find a way to ensure the full participation of women in science and

technology if it is to maximise its capacity and ability to respond to the challenges facing

Europe as well as guarantee its competitive edge in the global arena.4 It must also make sure

that the applications and innovations developed reflect the needs of all citizens.

Factoring in the different roles that gender plays in science and innovation systems and

taking advantage of these new opportunities is essential to improving the effectiveness of

research and innovation outcomes for women and men whilst fostering socio-economic

progress for all.5

In addition, integrating the gender dimension into the research process and content means

integrating sex and gender analysis into research.6 It can improve the quality of research and

its outcomes.7 For example in the field of health, both men and women need to be included

in clinical trials for drug development. Integrating sex and gender analysis into the research

process saves human lives and prevents the waste of economic resources. It also helps to

ensure that research reflects the needs of a diverse population thereby increasing the

relevance of its outcomes.8 It may also contribute to opening up more market opportunities

by diversifying the experiences and expertise in the innovation process.9

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Endnotes and references

1 On average the number of women PhD graduates in the EU has been growing by 4.4

percentage points each year between 2003 and 2012, whereas men PhD graduates have

grown by 2.3 percentage points annually. European Commission (2015). Preliminary Results

of She figures, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union.

2 European Commission (2016). She Figures, 2015: Gender in Research and Innovation,

Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union, pp.21-22, 129.

[Note on academic grade: A: The single highest grade/post at which research is normally

conducted; B: Researchers working in positions not as senior as top position (A) but more

senior than newly qualified PhD holders; C: The first grade/post into which a newly

qualified PhD graduate would normally be recruited.]

3 European Commission (2012). A Reinforced European Research Area: Partnership for

Excellence and Growth, COM (2012) 392.

4 European Commission (2012). Structural change in research institutions: Enhancing

excellence, gender equality and efficiency in research and innovation, Luxembourg,

Publications Office of the European Union, p.13.

5 Pollitzer, E. & Schraudner, M. (2015). Integrating Gender Dynamics into Innovation

Ecosystems, Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 11, p.624.

6 Schiebinger, L., Klinge, I., Sánchez de Madariaga, I., Paik, H. Y., Schraudner, M., and

Stefanick, M. (Eds.) (2011-2015). Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine,

Engineering and Environment. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/gendered-

innovations/

7 European Commission (2015). ERA Facts and Figures 2014, Luxembourg, Publications

Office of the European Union, p.34.

8 European Commission (2012). Structural change in research institutions: Enhancing

excellence, gender equality and efficiency in research and innovation, Luxembourg,

Publications Office of the European Union, p.13.

9 For an overview of gendered innovations please see:

http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu/what-is-gendered-innovations.html

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3. ABOUT GENPORT

GenPORT is an internet portal for sharing knowledge and inspiring collaborative action on

gender and science. A developing online community of practitioners, policy-makers and

researchers is served by the GenPORT portal, and made up of organisations and individuals

working across the globe for gender equality and excellence in science, technology and

innovation. This covers all sciences – natural and social sciences, and humanities.

The web portal has been created as the key outcome of the GenPORT project, running from

2013 to 2017, and funded by the European Commission via FP7 Coordinating and Support

Action. The Consortium consists of six partners, including the Universidad Oberta de

Catalunya (Spain), Portia (UK), Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (Italy), Univerzita Mateja

Bela (Slovakia), Örebro University (Sweden), and Gesis - Leibniz Institut für

Sozialwissenschaften e.V. (Germany). From its inception, throughout its planning and

implementation phases up to the final version, the project emphasized end-user

involvement, carrying out an extensive needs assessment and feedback cycles with gender

equality, science- and policy stakeholders. The Consortium has produced 25 Policy Briefs

and six Research Synthesis regarding (1) Education and Training, (2) Academic and Science

Careers, (3) Institutional Practices and Processes, (4) Gender in Research Content and

Knowledge Production, and (5) Policy Setting and Implementation, and (6) Historical

Perspectives and Future Scenarios of Gender in Science, Technology and Innovation – all of

which are available on the portal. During the last project year, GenPORT will make a

dedicate effort to engage future oriented partners in order to guarantee its sustainability

beyond April 2017.

The GenPORT community and internet portal provide an arena for organisations and

individuals to showcase and act as a gateway to a wealth of research resources, policy

information, practical materials, and much more. Constantly evolving online information

and services are shaped by the activities and contributions of community members. The

portal aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences and to foster collaboration, and so to

support continuing policy and practical interventions in pursuit of gender equality.

www.genderportal.eu

Twitter: @genderportal

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4. CHAIR AND MODERATOR

Eva Kaili, MEP, STOA First Vice-Chair

Eva Kaili is Member of the European Parliament

(2014-2019), head of the Greek S&D Delegation

(PASOK/Elia) in the European Parliament, ITRE

representative on the STOA Panel and 1st STOA

Vice-Chair.

Eva Kaili was elected two times (2007-2012) with

the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). For

the past ten years, she has worked as a newscaster

for MEGA Channel, an advisor on International

Relations of Group DemCo, Alpha Tv and a

communication advisor of the PanHellenic Pharmaceutical Union. She has also been an

advisor on International Relations and Greek products exports and held the position of

Director of the Centre of Equality and Equal Opportunities. She holds a bachelor degree in

Architecture and Civil Engineering, and postgraduate studies in European Politics.

Currently, she is conducting her PhD in International Political Economy. In the European

elections of 2014, Ms Kaili was elected, ranked-first, with the political scheme of 'Elia', and

she is a Member of the European Socialists and Democrats (S&D).

Eva Kaili chairs the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

(DNAT), and is a member of the Committee Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). She is

also a substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and

of the Committee of Employment and Social affairs (EMPL) and a member of the

Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE).

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5. SPEAKERS

5.1 Liisa Husu

Dr Liisa Husu is a Finnish sociologist and gender expert,

actively engaged in gender and science issues in

research, policy and civil society since the early 1980s.

She is Professor of Gender Studies at the Örebro

University, Sweden, and Co-Director of the three-

university research platform GEXcel International

Collegium for Advanced Transdisciplinary Gender Studies,

and also affiliated to the Department of Management

and Organisation, Hanken School of Economics,

Helsinki.

Her research and publications focus on gender in scien-

ce, academia and knowledge production, especially gen-

der dynamics and inequalities in scientific careers,

organisations and science policy. From the early 1980s

to mid-1990s she was engaged in gender equality

policy-making in the Finnish governmental gender equality machinery.

Husu has played an active role in European research development and actions on gender

and science in EC expert groups, European research projects (ADVANCE, PROMETEA,

genSET, GEDII) and international networks. She is partner of GenPORT, a major EU FP7

project pooling and organising international gender and science resources for research,

policy and action into an interactive portal. She was a founding member of the European

Platform of Women Scientists and a long-term member of its board, and has contributed to

organising nine European Conferences on Gender Equality in Higher Education.

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5.2 Martina Schraudner

Prof. Dr Martina is the Head of Fraunhofer

Center for Responsible Research and Innovation.

After studying biology and biotechnology and

graduating from the Technische Universität

München, Dr Schraudner started in 1993 her

work as a researcher at the German Research

Center for Environmental Health Munich (gsf –

now Helmholtz Zentrum) and the ETH Zurich,

and obtained her habilitation at the Humboldt-

Universität zu Berlin.

Starting from 1998, she has held various positions in technology management at

Forschungszentrum Jülich and since 2000, as part of the Fraunhofer Management Staff. In

addition to her work at Fraunhofer, Prof. Dr Martina Schraudner heads since 2008 the

'Gender and Diversity Aspects in Organizations' department at the Technische Universität

Berlin. Her research focuses on methods, instruments and processes to make diversity

accessible and manageable for organizations and companies.

Prof. Dr Martina Schraudner is a member of several national and international selection

committees for applied research and innovation projects. She is a member of the EU’s

'Structural Change in Research Organizations' expert panel, the Advisory Board of the

Universiät Paderborn and the Board of the Competence Center Technology-Diversity-Equal

Chances.

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5.3 Jörg Müller

Jörg Müller is currently senior researcher at the Internet

Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3 – UOC) in Barcelona,

Spain where he forms part of the Gender and ICT

research program.

He obtained his PhD in Communications at the

European Graduate School (EGS) in Saas-Fee,

Switzerland and holds a degree in Sociology and

Computer Science from the Free-University in Berlin,

Germany. He's been an expert advisor to the European

Commission DG Research and Innovation.

Jörg's main research interests include practice based

approach to gender (in)equality, especially in relation to

the valuing of professional knowledge, and new, data intensive research methods within the

social sciences. He is currently coordinating the FP7 CSA 'GenPORT – An Internet Portal for

Sharing Knowledge and Inspiring Collaborative Action on Gender and Science' (2013-2017)

and the H2020 project 'GEDII – Gender-Diversity-Impact' (2015-2018) which will develop

new concepts and methods for assessing the impact of gender diversity in research teams

upon research performance.

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5.4 Terry Reintke, MEP, FEMM Committee member

Terry Reintke is a Member of the European

Parliament, elected 2014 at the age of 27

which makes her the youngest female MEP.

Terry belongs to the Greens/EFA Group

and is a member of the Committee on

Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), the

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender

Equality (FEMM), as well as the Committee

on Regional Development (REGI).

Terry is the Greens/EFA coordinator on the

FEMM Committee where she pushes for

gender equality, more progressive antidiscrimination policies, the recognition of new family

models, and the support of queer movements all over Europe. She recently drafted her own-

initiative report on 'Gender Equality and Empowering Women in the Digital Age' that was

successfully adopted by the Members of the FEMM Committee and will soon be voted upon

in plenary.

Terry was born and raised in Gelsenkirchen and studied political science in Berlin and

Edinburgh. She started getting interested in politics at the age of 14 and became an activist

of the Young Greens in Germany shortly afterwards. Before becoming a Member of the

European Parliament, Terry was the spokesperson of the Federation of Young European

Green from 2011 to 2013.

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6. ABOUT STOA

6.1 Mission

The Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Panel forms an integral part of the

structure of the European Parliament (EP). Launched in 1987, STOA is tasked with

identifying and independently assessing the impact of new and emerging science and

technologies. The goal of its work is to assist, with independent information, the Members of

the European Parliament (MEPs) in developing options for long-term, strategic policy-

making.

The STOA Panel

The STOA Panel consists of 24 MEPs nominated from the eight permanent parliamentary

committees: AGRI (Agriculture & Rural Development), CULT (Culture & Education), EMPL

(Employment & Social Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Public Health & Food Safety), IMCO

(Internal Market & Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research & Energy), JURI (Legal

Affairs) and TRAN (Transport & Tourism). Mairéad McGuinness MEP is the EP Vice-

President responsible for STOA and member of the Panel. The STOA Chair for the first half

of the 8th legislature is Paul Rübig, with Eva Kaili and Evžen Tošenovský elected as 1st and

2nd Vice-Chairs.

The STOA Approach

STOA fulfils its mission primarily by carrying out science-based projects. Whilst undertaking

these projects, STOA assesses the widest possible range of options to support evidence-based

policy decisions. A typical project investigates the impacts of both existing and emerging

technology options and presents these in the form of studies and options briefs. These are

publicly available for download via the STOA website: www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/.

Some of STOA's projects explore the long-term impacts of future techno-scientific trends,

with the aim to support MEPs in anticipating the consequences of developments in science.

Alongside its production of 'hard information', STOA communicates its findings to the EP by

organising public events throughout the year.

Focus areas

STOA activities and products are varied and are designed to cover as wide a range of

scientific and technological topics as possible, such as nano-safety, e-Democracy, bio-

engineering, assistive technologies for people with disabilities, waste management,

cybersecurity, smart energy grids, responsible research & innovation, sustainable agriculture

and health. They are grouped in five broad focus areas: eco-efficient transport and modern

energy solutions; sustainable management of natural resources; potential and challenges of

the Internet; health and life sciences; science policy, communication and global networking.

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6.2 Administration

Director-General, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS)

Anthony Teasdale

Director, Directorate C, Impact Assessment & European Added Value

Wolfgang Hiller

Head of Unit - Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA)

Theo Karapiperis

Head of Service - STOA Secretariat

Zsolt Pataki

Head of Service - Scientific Foresight

Lieve Van Woensel

Administrators

Philip Boucher

Mihalis Kritikos

Nera Kuljanic

Gianluca Quaglio – Seconded National Expert

Assistants

Serge Evrard

Rachel Manirambona

Damir Plese

Anne Villers

Trainees

Brian Kelly

Sarah McCormack