THE NUMBERS

Committee Members in High Pressure Organisations

We keep an up to date record of the number of women in the AIRAPT and EHPRG committees. Here are the results:

Award Winners

We also keep an up to date record of the relative number of male and female award winners at the AIRAPT and EHPRG conferences. Here are the results:

Survey Results

We have carried out surveys on the High Pressure community regarding gender equality within the field and current issues. Here are the results:

Key findings:

34% of women and non-binary people in the field feel they do not have equal access to career development as their male colleagues
40% of women and non-binary people feel their gender has negatively impacted their professional advancement
92% of women and non-binary people feel their opinions are not considered as serious as their male peers
50% of women and non-binary people feel they need to work harder than their male peers to be seen as committed
47% of women and non-binary people have felt excluded from informal networking/gatherings where professional relationships are built
86% of women and non-binary people have been subjected to derogatory comments or jokes based on your gender:
The majority of people feel the main cause of gender inequality in the field is family commitments

Key findings:

Most people feel there are only 0-20% female professors in their institute
86% of women feel they are underrepresented within the field
Women believe there are less opportunities because of their gender
46% men and 36% women have their own research group
79% men and 67% women have received funding for research within the last 2 years
67% men and 78% women supervise PhD students
56% women feel they have had more problems accessing a research or teaching position because of their gender
100% women feel that they have to perform better than someone of a different gender to get promoted
67% male and 56% female PhD students would like to pursue a career in science

Key findings:

47% of women in the field feel treated different professionally because of their gender
The biggest concern of women is to be heard with the same voice as men and treated respectfully and seriously
24% of women believe their opinions are not considered as serious and qualified as male scientists
The best advice to give to young women is to find a good mentor who can both support you and help you evaluate yourself fairly
There are 40-50% female PhD students in high pressure organisations, but only 0-10% senior female staff members
73% of women believe there is no balance between the number of female PhD students and the senior female staff members