Activities of Den DOVER related to 2007/2206(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Women and science (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that more action is needed in order to overcome the under- representation of women, particularly in scientific academic circles; to this end, recommends that direct support measures and grants be provided to encourage women to fill senior positions, as well as grants for programmes of coaching and mentoring, thereby helping young women to stay in scientific academic activities, carrying out research and participating in grant applications and projects and ensuring at the same time their own mobility and flexibility and that of their families;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that, in order to eliminate some of the barriers that women face in reaching senior positions in scientific careers, concrete measures need to be taken to promote a better understanding of the concepts of ‘good research’, ‘excellence’ and ‘innovation’, particularly as far as the criteria for the definition of a ‘good researcher’ are concerned, which should not be limited to the number of publications of the researchers;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Firmly believes that specific recruitment, training and public relations measures need to be introduced in order to promote and encourage greater participation on the part of women in fields such as technologies, physics, engineering, computer science and other domains which are still regrettably dominated by men;