European Commission officials are planning a multi-pronged assault on the under-representation of women in EU research programmes as a component of the Horizon 2020 programme that will be unveiled later this month.
A manifesto that makes concrete recommendations for Horizon 2020 was hammered out at the European Gender Summit, which took place on 8 and 9 November in Brussels. The manifesto, which is yet to be published, will tackle both women’s lower participation in blue-skies research, such as through the European Research Council, and in innovation.
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