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Previous research suggests an under-representation of women among teleworkers before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we know little about whether such a gender gap was substantial, and whether it could be explained by occupational gender segregation. We explore whether a gender gap in regularly teleworking existed in the EU-28 and analyse its possible constituents, drawing on data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2015. To form a group of potential teleworkers, the analytical sample was restricted to employees who made use of information and communication technology (N ≈ 16,000). Country fixed effects regression and multilevel models were applied. The results show that women were under-represented among teleworkers compared to men, also when occupational gender segregation is taken into account; the remaining gender gap in telework is estimated at 10%. For women, working part-time and working in the private sector was associated with lower incidences of telework, but not for men. Country characteristics explain a small but significant share of telework incidence. In countries that rank high on the Gender Equality Index and have a large public sector, telework was widespread, whereas it was less present in countries with higher shares of women in the fields of science and engineering. The findings support the view that the gender gap in teleworking from home is a matter of historically grown gender inequality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the formation of the European Research Area (ERA), an entity through which European researchers will be able to exchange ideas. Topics discussed include disparities in standards of research, collaboration between European scientists and increased academic mobility in the scientific community. It is observed that wealthy European national economies progress in research and innovation. Gender gap in grants from the European Research Council is noted.

This article studies reasons as to why women drop out of research works due to family affairs, monetary problems and responsibilities. The article gives information about the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), which supports scientists who take time to rear family. The EMBO restart grants are just one of a handful of fellowships in Europe and the U.S. intended to kick-start a scientific career after a break. Others include the UK's Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships, the Swiss National Science Foundation's Marie Heim-Vogtlin grants, and ADVANCE fellowships from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The fellowships aim to patch what was been called the "leaky pipeline" for women in science.

The authors emphasize the need to change conditions that suppress the number of women in leading science positions in the European Union (EU). The article cites the report "The Gender Challenge in Research Funding" and statistical findings regarding scientific leadership positions occupied by women. The article notes that fathers need to share parenting responsibilities and that employers have a responsibility to assist parents.

Addresses issues affecting women in science. Representation of women in the field; Efforts of the European Commission to promote the hiring of women in the academia and industry; Grant schemes in the U.S. to deal with the problems facing women in science.

The article focuses on statistics published in the journal "Nature," which confirm that women are disproportionately represented in the field of science. The European Commission (EC) has taken the step of recognizing the problem and is trying to address it by asking grant applicants to provide gender-equality plans for their research teams in the current round of EC funding. As women scientists in Europe begin to rise to the top of their careers, they must grapple with similar issues.

Reports that under-representation of women and discriminatory employment practices are undermining efforts to achieve excellence in European science, according to a report compiled by the European Technology Assessment Network. Women members of national scientific academies; European member states' need to introduce legal measures to ensure gender balance on public bodies.

Editorial. Agrees with the European Commission's urging of the networks of women-in-science groups to form an assemblage large enough, and with enough tentacles, to apply pressure in many of the right places around Europe. Mention of the World Conference on Science, 1999; Achievements of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) in the United States; Outlook of the Declaration of Networks Active in Europe.

Reports on the meeting of the representatives of women in science groups across Europe in Brussels in July 1999. Commitment to improve the gender balance in scientific decision-making; Under-representation of women in science; Goals of the meeting.