Only 33% of Europe’s researchers are women (all fields), and they remain under-represented at the highest level of academia, with only 26% of full professorship positions held by women (‘She figures’ report).

EELISA Gender – Testimonial 2Resource: “She Figures”. EU Publications. 2021

While at bachelor and master levels, women outnumber men as students and graduates, and while there is almost gender balance at the doctoral level, there are large gender differences across fields of study – in the STEM fields, women still represent slightly less than a third of students at bachelor and master levels, and 37% of doctoral candidates.

EELISA Gender – Testimonial 1Resource: “She Figures”. EU Publications. 2021