LNVH –for a proportional representation of women

within the university community in all ranks

Catholijn M. JonkerPresident of LNVH

Dutch Network of Women Professors

EU LEAFLET SHEFIGURES 2015 (JULY 30, 2015)"Women continue to be vastly under-represented in top positions within the Higher Education Sector" - Opening statement of the EU SHEFigures 2015

ISBN 978-92-79-48371-4 doi:10.2777/501588

http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/index.cfm?pg=library&lib=gender_equality

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Gender (im)balance in academia in the Netherlands:

1) Figures, facts and prospects from the Monitor Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren

2) Actions LNVH – Dutch Network of Women Professors

3) LNVH Research highlighted

Percentage of women professors (Grade A Academic Positions)in EU27 countries in 2002 and 2010

Monitor 2012: http://www.lnvh.nl/files/downloads/227.pdfhttp://www.stichtingdebeauvoir.nl/wp-content/uploads/Monitor_Vrouwelijke_Hoogleraren_2012.pdf

Gender distribution of enrolled students, graduates, PhD students, assistant professors, associate professors and full professors at the end of 2002 and 2012

Percentage of women professors by universities in 2011 and 2012

Percentage of women professors and female students by academic field in 2012-2013

Prospects: Increase in the percentage of women in different positions between 2002-2012 with an extrapolation to the year where gender balance is achieved

Network of over 850 women professors and associate professors • Monitor policy making - Change the institutions• Empower women (and male) scientists • Provide figures, statistics and knowledge• Raise awareness

Dutch Network of Women ProfessorsLandelijk Netwerk Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren (LNVH)

Activities (excerpt)

• Symposia and events– Pump your career (with NWO) – 19 Nov 2015

• Monitor Vrouwelijke HL• Visit Boards of Universities and UMC• Intervision, mentoring• Database: names for vacancies for higher

positions• Research and publications

Focus for the coming years

• Monitor – facts & figures• Awareness from Boards to section leaders• Educate the young (BSc, MSc, PhD schools)– Awareness of biases– Gendered Innovation

• Culture change together with male ambassadors• Internationalisation• Smart agreements with consequences

LNVH – Research

• Tenure Track Policies at Dutch Universities prof. dr. E. Demerouti, ir. P.J.R. van Gool en dr. S. Rispens – TU/Eindhoven

• Legal limitations and opportunities for temporary special arrangements, i.e. preferential treatment, to enhance the percentage of women professorsprof. dr. B. Sloot – Open Universiteit

• Gender (im)balance on executive and supervisory boards of Dutch universities and University Medical CentersProf. dr. Mijntje Lückerath, drs. Laurens-Jan de Kroon - TiasNimbas

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