– Find measures to improve on Gender equality in your institution
– Removing barriers to the recruitment and career progression of female researchers
– Recruit more female physicists
– Attract more female researchers to apply
Where do you want to become active?
Attract more female researchers to apply
Potential activities | Examples for measures | Indicators related to the activity | Indicators related to the target = Indicators to measure changes |
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Active recruitment | • Invitation of female visiting researchers • Invitation of female researchers to apply • Recruiting at career fairs • Advertising jobs in existing women's networks and journals • Guidelines how to actively scout for females in a gender sensitive way • Develop arguments, why more women are wanted • Supervisors inviting and encouraging women to apply for positions | • # of female visiting researchers who actually visited • # of female researchers invited to apply • % of open positions for which female researchers were actively invited to apply • % of jobs advertised in female physicists networks • Rules and practices to enhance the participation of female applicants and candidates in recruitment and promotion procedures (Yes/No) • # of career fairs visited • # of talks with women at career fairs • # of applications coming from career fairs | • Number of submitted applications from male and female researchers |
Dual Career Schemes | • # of couples successfully using the dual career service | ||
More attractive working packages for female researchers | • New working package in place (yes/no) |
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Gender-sensitive job advertisements | • Gender sensitive formulation of advertisements for open positions (e.g. Physiker/in, We invite women…) • Wording: use more feminine adjectives (may re-inforce stereotypes), demand fewer skills | • % of gender-sensitive formulized job advertisements | |
Using a broader spectrum of recruiting channels | • Publication of adverts in a wider spectrum of outlets | • % of open positions advertised in a wider spectrum of outlets | |
Grants | • Grants for female postdocs | • # of female postdocs who received a grant |
Potential activities | Examples for measures | Indicators related to the activity | Indicators related to the target = Indicators to measure changes |
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Establishing recruitment and promotion policies for female researchers | • Policies established (yes/no) | • Number of submitted applications from male and female researchers |
Please click on the activities associated with your task and study the suggested measures and indicators.