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Research & Development through a gender lens – the case of Romania and Iceland

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  • Zamfir Ana-Maria

    (National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Hjálmarsdóttir Erla Hlín

    (University of Iceland, UNUGEST)

Abstract

For many years, gender equality has been on the agenda of various stakeholders from different sectors of activity and from different levels of action. However, information regarding the participation of women to research and development remains scarce and insufficient for assessing the progress towards equality related goals in this area. This paper aims to explore the participation of women to the research & development sector in two selected European countries – Romania and Iceland. Thus, the present study is focused on the presence of women in a highly specialized sector that contributes to the creation of a competitive, knowledge-based society. Data on research and development personnel are analyzed from a comparative perspective in order to assess how Romania and Iceland perform in the field of gender equality in research and development sector. The findings of this paper show that women are still underrepresented in specific sectors of performance, as well as in some fields of science. Due to data lacking, analysis on the presence of women in management position in research and development couldn’t be performed. So, better and more comparable statistics on gender equality issues in science is needed for ensuring a more accurate image of women participation.

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  • Zamfir Ana-Maria & Hjálmarsdóttir Erla Hlín, 2017. "Research & Development through a gender lens – the case of Romania and Iceland," HOLISTICA – Journal of Business and Public Administration, Sciendo, vol. 8(2), pages 106-115, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:hjobpa:v:8:y:2017:i:2:p:106-115:n:10
    DOI: 10.1515/hjbpa-2017-0018
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    Keywords

    gender; research and development; human capital;
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    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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