Slight rise in female representation among Czech scientists

Some 27.6 percent of researchers in Czechia in 2020 were women. This represents a slight rise on previous years but the representation of women is still lower in this country than among EU states.

The findings come from a monitoring report on the representation of women in science and research for 2020 published by the National Contact Center for Gender and Science at the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and cited by the Czech News Agency on Saturday.

The study found the biggest decline in the representation of women among scientists in Czechia occurs in the phase between the completion of doctoral studies and the start of research. The share of women in leading positions in science and research is not rising.