Procedure

Women and science

2007/2206(INI)·6th term·FEMM / ITRE·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): THOMSEN Britta (PSE)
Summary

Own-initiative report on women and science. The amendments highlight the underrepresentation of women in top academic grades and decision-making bodies, gender stereotypes in education and the natural sciences, the 'leaking pipeline', bias in evaluating excellence by number of publications, the impact of career breaks and mobility on women with family responsibilities, age limits for grants, and gender balance in evaluation panels.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    4 Mar 2008 – 10 Mar 2008
  2. Procedure completed
82
Amendments
distinct, in window
17
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
4 Mar 2008 – 10 Mar 2008
Dates

Official amendment documents