Women in Science - Celebrating Inclusion and Shaping the Future of Research

On 28 February, Science Europe organised the webinar ‘Women in Science: Celebrating Inclusion and Shaping the Future of Research’ to mark the 10^th anniversary of the International Day for Girls and Women in Science on 11 February, and International Women’s Day on 8 March.

The webinar discussed how research funding and performing organisations can better contribute – through their own instruments and policies – to improving the framework conditions  to foster European and national research ecosystems that are more diverse, equitable, and free from bias and discrimination. While the webinar explicitly referred to women in science, it discussed this topic through an intersectional lens, and addressed the rights and challenges of all minority and under-represented groups.

This report summarises the outcomes of the discussions and highlights possible avenues for research funding and research performing organisations to improve research working environments by addressing equality, diversity and inclusion matters. They will be used by Science Europe to support its members in this mission, and to advocate improved EDI policies at European and international levels.

The recording of the event is available on Science Europe’s YouTube page.