EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008.

EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008


EDIT’s involvement in gender issues

Anne Franklin & Kristina Articus, RBINS

Gender Liaison Group Chair


Gender Action Plan

1. Raise gender awareness among EDIT participants

2. Work towards achieving gender balance in all activities

3. Promote women in science

4. Consider family-friendly policies

Objectives


Gender Action Plan

- Establishment of Gender Liaison Group

- 1st meeting of Liaison Group – during this meeting

- 1st EDIT newsletter – other contributions coming up

- Presentations – e.g. this meeting

- Distribution of flyers / leaflets – e.g. this meeting

1. Raise gender awareness


Gender Action Plan

Gender statistics - Presence of women

- Board of Directors: 4/15 (27%)

- Network Steering Committee: 1/8 (12%)

- Scientific Advisory Council: 6/16 (38% + Chair)

- Team leaders: at least 5/28 (probably 20%)

2. Work towards achieving gender balance in all activities

(1)


Gender Action Plan

Gender statistics - Presence of women

- Attendance to Symposium: 39/148 (26%)

- Speakers during Symposium: 2/14 (14%)

- Attendance to General Meeting: 37/125 (30%)

- Speakers during General Meeting: 5/22 (23%)

2. Work towards achieving gender balance in all

activities (2)


Gender Action Plan

- Fellowship for women scientists in early career

- First call to be launched next week (after this meeting)

- Deadline for applications 31 March 2008

- 5 fellowships @ 2000 euros maximum (this JPA)

3. Promote women in science (1)


Gender Action Plan

- Women scientists from EDIT in early career (PhD, post-

doc, non permanent staff)

- To visit other EDIT institutions outside own country

- For training and/or research

- Length of visit from 10 days to 3 months

- Travel, subsistence and training/research costs

3. Promote women in science (2)


Gender Action Plan

- Work/Life Balance Travel Grants

- Childcare options while attending meetings

- Open call (ongoing throughout the year)

- Limited funding available (about 2000 euros)

- Advertisement necessary by organising institution

4. Promote family-friendly policies (1)


Gender Action Plan

- Option 1: bring your child to the meeting

- Children under 6 years

- Max. 75 €/day and 300 € per grant

- Childcare options provided by EDIT institutions

- Option 2 : arrange childcare at home

- Children under 6 years

- Max. 50 €/day and 300 € per grant

- Babysitters or equivalent

4. Promote family-friendly policies (2)


Gender Action Plan

Where to find the information?

• On the EDIT website

• Section ‘Links’

• Eligibility criteria + application forms





Gender Action Plan

http://www.e-taxonomy.eu/page.php?optim=GAP

Where to find the information?


Gender Action Plan

• Raise gender awareness and work towards achieving

gender balance

– Contribution to EDIT newsletter / GAP website

– Gender statistics in the next annual report

– Pilot study on gender and taxonomy

Future activities (1)


Gender Action Plan

• Promote women in science

– Early career women fellowships

– Other grants? (e.g. elderly relatives?)

– Mentoring scheme across EDIT (e-mail / meetings)

• Promote family-friendly policies

– Childcare grants

– Family-friendly meeting dates



Gender Action Plan

Further integration of taxonomic institutions

MoU on gender and family issues- Gender statistics of EDIT partner institutes

- Adapted meeting agendas to fit family patterns

- Day care / crèche facilities during conferences

- Adapted language in recruitment offers

- First draft ready by month 31 (October 2008)?



[email protected]

Further information:









Gender Action Plan

Are there differences in implicating taxonomy depending on the gender?

• Pilot study

• Screening of taxonomic theses in Belgium

• Study maybe repeated in other institutions

Research on gender and taxonomy


- Who works on which kingdom?

- Which level of taxa is studied?

- Geographic regions?

- Methods?

- Context of the project?

- Sex of supervisor

Gender Action Plan

Pilot study


Gender Action Plan

• Importance for recruitment strategy

• Analysis: Link between thesis topic and future career

situation?

Outputs of the pilot study

EDIT General Meeting, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 23-25 January 2008.

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