How to improve the situation of women in science?

Both in the Czech Republic and in Germany, women are very underrepresented in the field ofscience and research. Their share reaches only about 27% (Czech Republic), or 29% (Germany),which is significantly below the EU average (34%). In addition, the share of women in sciencechanges depending on the career level - while at the level of master's or doctoral studies, womenare more or less evenly represented, at the level of assistant professors or professors, their sharedrops sharply. How to change it?

How to create a safe and respectful environment for everyone?How to strengthen the flexibility of scientist-parents, so that they can well combine childcare withscientific work?

Concrete examples of good practice from the Czech Republic and Germany will be discussed by:

• Petra Gümplová, Research Team Leader, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• Karolína Korvasová, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University

Moderated by Matouš Glanc, Czekpats in Science

The discussion will take place in English.

The event is co-organized by the German Embassy Prague