Industry plays a leading role in research, innovation and development in the European Union, with some 56% of investment in these areas coming from private companies. Yet women make up only around 15% of industrial researchers across the EU.
The brochure is not a comprehensive analysis, but a series of case studies based on data supplied by companies themselves in response to a questionnaire sent out by the European Commission, members of the WIR Expert Group and the European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA).
The examples cover many initiatives in the areas of recruitment, networking, mentoring, monitoring, diversity, flexibility and family friendly policie. In order to demonstrate what these measures mean for women themselves, it includes interviews with a number of individuals at different stages of their careers as well as HR representatives in leading R&D companies.
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