women in stem: progress stalled or being eroded? · women participation in stem studies, in...
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Women in STEM: progress stalled or being eroded?
dr. Jolanta Reingarde,
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Women‘s Economic Empowerment: Let‘s act together European Parliament, March 8-9
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Human resources in science and technology, 2015 (% of labour force)
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Rising demand, major shortages
• Demand for STEM professionals and associate professionals is expected to grow by around 8% by 2025, much higher than the average 3% growth forecast for all occupations (Cedefop)
• Major skills shortages of STEM and ICT professionals are already observed across all EU countries and expected to exacerbate with future demographic developments (i.e. large retiring foreseen)
• In spite of a series of measures, women participation in STEM studies, in particular in engineering, remains low in most Member States
• An insufficient supply of STEM skills and a low participation rate of women in STEM studies are perceived as barriers, which could impede a job rich recovery and growth of economy
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Distribution of tertiary education students by field and gender, EU-28, 2013 (%)
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Women/men graduates in STEM fields (of total female/male graduates all fields), 2003-2012
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Share of women and men among tertiary graduates in STEM, 2014
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Largest STEM disciplines dominated by men
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Share of women employed in ICT, 2008-2015
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Employment status of women STEM graduates
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Barriers to the participation of women in STEM
• Stereotypes, social norms and cultural practices • Negative image of STEM • Welfare policies • STEM fields not considered as family-friendly • Family background and the absence of women role
models • Male dominated culture • Biased recruitment, appraisal and promotion
procedures • Limited access to networks, information, funding or
institutional support, biased research evaluation procedures, low recognition in the field
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Male-dominated occupations: workforce characteristics
• Men’s share of jobs increases in older age groups
• Women with children are under-represented in male-dominated professions; the opposite is true for men
• The minority of women in STEM have higher levels of education than men
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Male-dominated occupations: working conditions
• 76 % of women employees working part-time can be found in female-dominated occupations
• Men’s average working hours are longer than women’s in every occupation, but men work even longer hours in male-dominated occupations
• Men working short hours in male-dominated occupations desire to work much longer hours
• While women tend to be more exposed than men to psychological risks, this is especially the case in male-dominated occupations
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Effect of narrowing the gender gap in STEM on GDP per capita
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2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Rapid improvement in gender equality Slow improvement in gender equality
• Improvement in GDP per capita by 0.7 to 0.9% • Improvement in GDP by €130 to €180 billion
• Improvement in GDP per capita by 2.2 to 3.0% • Improvement in GDP by €610 to €820 billion
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Effect of narrowing the gender gap in STEM on employment
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Conclusions
Gender segregation in education and the labour market is associated with creating and perpetuating gender inequalities in and beyond the labour market Segregation narrows employment choices and reinforces gender stereotypes The objective of gender equality policy should not necessarily be a homogenisation of the labour market by gender, although gendered roles shall be equally valued and remunerated
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Gender inequalities are dragging down women’s economic opportunities and affecting the entire EU economy Leading to shortfall in terms of achieving inclusive and sustainable growth To reach the goal of smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth, the EU must improve existing and introduce further gender equality measures
Conclusions
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