1. GENDER DIVERSITY AND INNOVATIONS
Dagmar CAGANOVA
European Forum for Innovation 2011, Rome, Italy,
Dissemination and Personal Recognition
1 December 2011

2. LAYOUT
• Historical Development and European Union Actual
Trends
• Involvement of MTF STU in Gender Diversity and
Improving Gender Awareness and Innovations
• Gender Issue and Innovations

3. Historical Development and EU Actual Trends
• 1957 - Equal treatment for women and men was a
founding principle of the EU
• 1997 - declares equal opportunities between women and
men network of women (Treaty of Amsterdam)
• 1999 - action plan to promote gender equality in science
• 2000 - female workers have taken 3 quarters of the
newly generated European jobs in Europe.

4. The Europe 2020 strategy
• Smart growth: developing an economy based on
knowledge and innovation
• Sustainable growth: promoting a more reasearch
efficient, greener and more competitive economy
• Inclusive growth: fostering a high employment
economy delivering a social and territorial
cohesion.
(www.ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm)

5. She Figures
• A collection of available data related to the situation of
women in science and research
• Cross national comparisons

6. PROPORTION OF WOMEN ON BOARDS, 2007

7. RELATIVE SHARE OF WOMEN AND MEN
IN A TYPICAL ACADEMIC CAREER FOR EU 25
15 % !
there is a little room at
the top for women in
science!
‘SCISSORS’ DIAGRAM

8. Proportion of women in leading positions
according to ISCO 1 [6]
120
100
Number of Employees in Tousands
80
Figure 60
40
20
0
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Men Women

9. CONSORTIUM FOR DIVERSITY
PARTNERS
P01 IFW Dresden Dr. Oliver Gutfleisch, Prof.Mariana Calin
P02 WU Vienna Prof. Wolfgang Mayrhofer
P03 EPWS Brussels Dr. Maren Jochimsen
P04 CNRS Grenoble/Nancy Prof. Dominique Givord, Prof. Jean-Marie Dubois
P05 GA University Göttingen Prof. Konrad Samwer Gothenburg
P06 UA Barcelona Prof. María Dolores Baró, Prof. Maria Jesus Izquierdo
P07 JSI Ljubljana Prof. Spomenka Kobe
P08 INT FZK Karlsruhe Prof. Horst Hahn Göttingen
Oxford
P09 Chalmers TU Gothenburg Prof. Uta Klement Brussels Dresden / Saxony
P10 University of Turin Prof. Livio Battezzati Karlsruhe
Nancy Vienna Bratislava
P11 University of Oxford Dr. Nicole Grobert
Ljubljana
P12 STU Bratislava Prof. Oliver Moravčik Grenoble Turin
P13 University Ioannina Dr. Christina Lekka
P14 Saxon Ministry of Science and Fine Arts Dr. Eva-Maria Stange Barcelona
Ioannina

10. PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• strengthening the role of women scientists in decision-making
• supporting more transparent career appraisal system and
stimulating research environment in the spirit of the European
Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for their
Recruitment
• enhancing solidarity and involvement of (male) decision-makers in
promoting gender equality in scientific decision-making
• raising awareness within the scientific community, in the general
public and among policy makers about gender and research

11. Ratio of Women in Academic Senates Ratio of Women in Faculty Leadership
(STU, 2009) Positions (STU, 2009)
6
30
5
25
4
20
3
15
10 2
5 1
0 0
STU SvF SjF FEI FCHPT FA MtF FIIT STU FIIT MtF FA FChPT FEI SjF SvF

12. FORMS OF SUPPORT
• Legislation
• Working Conditions
• Technical and Technological Conditions
• Overcoming of Thinking Schemes
• Supporting Attitudes and Environment

13. PAST DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
• Satellite Event:
Attracting female students to scientific research International Doctoral Seminar, Smolenice ,
Slovakia May 2009
• Round Table:
Young women in science international conference „Industrial Engineering Management and
Quality for 21st century CO-MAT-TECH 2009, Trnava, Slovakia 2009
• Poster Presentations:
EPWS Annual Conference Scientific culture, Communication, Gender-An Innovative Challenge
for Women Scientists Brusel, Belgium 2009
• Poster Presentation:
Dealing with Gender Diversity Principles at MTF STU International Engineering Trade Fair
Brno, Czech Republic 2009
• Poster Presentation:
DIVERSITY poster International Doctoral Seminar 2010, Smolenice, Slovakia ,May 2010

14. PAST DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
• Project networking activities (kick-off meeting Dresden-January 2009
• European Workshop „Leadership positions: how accessible are they for women in
materials research? , Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain, May 2010
• Scientific conference - article "Promoting gender diversity research in Slovakia
within 7th Framework Programme (FP)" 2010 European Association for Education in
Electrical and Information Engineering -EAEEIE Conference, Lithuania, 2010 [11]
• Project presentation in local media ( TV channel MTT, Slovak broadcasting)
• Questionnaire survey during Joint International IGIP- SEFI Annual Conference 2010,
Slovakia (September 2010)
• Participation in trainings e.g. “From gender audit to profitable enterprise” organized
by local authorities

15. SUMMARY
• Project DIVERSITY - an accelerator for the institutional and cultural change
for a greater inclusiveness of women at all levels of scientific research,
• She figures survey results - promote up-to-date situation, trends, urgency
and importance of this subject,
• The results of McKinsey survey confirm that the crisis has not had impact
on firms priorities or their efforts to promote GD and also reveals that
gender diversity is often not a corporate priority,
• To continue in increasing gender diversity and innovation - particularly
female element influences and contributes to better economic indicators,
• European Union legislative documents play significant role in this process.

16. CONCLUSIONS - 7 FP
• support general Slovak trends which are supported by the EU,
• refer to Slovak practices in the area of gender equality,
• reflect the best practice and situations in Slovakia relating to gender diversity areas
and innovation in academia and research organizations.
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF GENDER DIVERSITY:
• driver of creativity and innovation
• increased international competitiveness
• improved efficiency and quality
• optimization of human resources

17. ANNE MULCAY
president and CEO Xerox Corporation
Diversity is about more than race and gender,
it is about more than numbers. It is about
inclusion. Diversity means creating an
environment where all employees can grow to
their fullest potential.

18. REFERENCES
• Danilda I.-Thorslund, J.G. Innovation & Gender: Vinnova Sweden
• European Commission. She figures. - 2009
• Calin M. Diversity at the glance. – Germany. January, 2009.
• Complex report on the gender equality in Slovakia.
• European Commission. Mapping the maze: getting more women to the top in
research. - Belgium, 2008.
• Caganova, D., Stefankova, J. Dealing with Gender Diversity Principles at the MTF
STU, Slovakia // EPWS Annual Conference 2009. - Brussels, 2009.
• Caganova, D., Moravcik, O., Stefankova, J., Cambal, M., Gialampouki, M - Lekka,
Ch.E.: Gender Diversity from the Slovak and Greek Perspective.
In: EAEEIE 2011 : Proceedings of the 22nd EAEEIE Annual Conference - EAEEIE
2011, Maribor, Slovenia, June 13-15, 2011.
• Caganova,D., Stefankova,J., Sujanova, J. Improving gender awareness in the
period of economic crisis. Proceedings from Joint International IGIP –SEFI annual
conference 2010, Slovakia, 2010
• Stefankova, J., Caganova, D., Moravcik, O. Promoting gender diversity research in
Slovakia within 7th Framework Programme (FP)// In: Electronics and Electrical
Engineering. – Kaunas: Technologija, ISSN 1392-1215-No6(102). P.59-62, 2010.

19. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
dagmar.caganova@stuba.sk
http://www.mtf.stuba.sk/