The underrepresentation of women in higher scientific positions is to be found both in scientific education and in research institutions.
19,3% (in fte’s) of
the professors engaged
in scientific
education in
2016 were women.
Women advance proportionately at nearly all points of transition to higher functions. Nevertheless it will take untill 2051 before there is an equal distribution of men and women among professors 1.
With targets for female professors in 2020, the universities want to accelerate the increase in the share of women at the top.
In 2014 the average share of women in higher positions within research institutions was: 12 percent at the top (Board of Governors, directors and the next two hierarchical layers below) and 25 percent in the following category (third and fourth hierarchical levels under the board of governors and directors) 3.
