State of the art report - Gender equality in Europe - GeCo project
Date Published: 1 June 2011
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Monitoring the presence and representation of women in SET occupations in UK based online media
Date Published: 1 December 2010
In this report, we detail research into the representation of women in science, engineering and technology (SET) within online media. The context for this research is both the rapid expansion in the production and use of the internet and the ongoing under-representation of women within SET fields, particularly physics, computing and engineering.
Female attrition, retention and barriers to careers in SET academic research
Date Published: 1 December 2009
This summary report was produced by the UKRC for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology as part of the 2009 L‘Oreal UK and Ireland Fellowships for Women in Science Programme.
(In)visible witnesses drawing on young people's media literacy skills to explore gendered representations of science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Date Published: 1 April 2009
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Getting in getting on in construction: Experiences of women and men studying construction in Scotland
Date Published: 1 December 2008
This report describes research supported by ConstructionSkills, the Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, Napier University, the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET, and the European Social Fund.
The chemistry PhD: the impact on women’s retention
Date Published: 1 October 2008
A report prepared by Jessica Lober Newsome for the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET and the Royal Society of Chemistry
Transforming boardroom cultures in SET organisations
Date Published: 1 July 2008
This report is one of a series of studies commissioned by the UKRC for Women in SET, to explore workplace cultures in SET sectors and the absence of women. The purpose of this project was to identify the nature of SET boardroom cultures and the impact on women. The study sought to examine the cultures in a variety of organisations representing science, engineering, technology, large and small, multi-national and local, as well as boards with women and boards with no women directors.
Researching cultures in science, engineering and technology: An analysis of current and past literature
Date Published: 1 July 2008
This report is a literature review of published research on the cultures of SET and the impact they have on women professionals employed in the sector. The report focuses primarily on the UK perspective, with reference to other Western countries where relevant.