Gender equality

Men are much more likely to get money to found companies than women. More women are needed in the start-up world and there should be greater financial support to encourage this, say MEPs

A new report throws light on the damaging outcomes when scientists ignore gender in their research

Fresh data from the European Commission shows there is an increase in new female graduates. But a lack of women in leadership roles is a continuing problem, says Curt Rice, who leads Norway's committee on gender balance in research

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn to investigate why male academics outnumber females in senior higher education posts in Ireland

An Imperial student has won the first Althea-Imperial prize for her idea of a waterproof concrete additive to make buildings less vulnerable.

Empowering women in research is not enough to close the gender gap. It’s time to “fix the institutions” say Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissioner for R&D, in a Q&A with Science|Business

There’s plenty of (empirical) evidence to justify specific measures to put women scientists on an equal footing with their male counterparts. A Gender Summit next week must make an unambiguous call for Horizon 2020 to embrace this view