Statistics
EU Statistics
As part of its commitment to monitoring and reporting on the position of women in science, the EU set up a subgroup of statistical correspondents within the Helsinki Group to gather extensive and internationally comparable statistics on women in SET across Europe. The group publishes findings under the title She Figures, and has so far released publications in 2003, 2006, and 2009.
Their findings have consistenly shown that in each of the participating European countries women were less likely to be found among the higher levels of academic and research careers.
Some Quick Numbers
- Women account for 30% of researchers in scientific research fields across the EU
- Among university graduates in the EU-27, 59% are women, but only 18% of professors are
- Only 7% of full professors in engineering and technology are women
- Ireland is among the countries with the lowest numbers of women at the top level of academic research (10%)
- There is a gender pay-gap of 25% across the entire economy in the EU-27
Taken from She Figures 2009
Detailed Statistics
To view the full findings for each of the three publications, click on the links below.