Panel discussion on gender equality in STEMM at the EU Green Research Week
As part of EU Green Research Week at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, a key panel discussion on the topic of ‘Closing the Gender Gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM)’ took place on 3 June.
The discussion, which formed part of the inter-university collaboration within the European research network EU GREEN, brought together experts from academia, diversity management and research policy to discuss structural challenges and concrete solutions for a more equitable scientific landscape.
Of particular note was the participation of Lys Zibell and Saskia Salmen, gender and diversity consultants on the FEM POWER project. In their presentation, they highlighted how systemic changes in higher education structures – from recruitment practices to career planning – can make a decisive contribution to sustainably strengthening women’s participation in STEMM subjects.