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DANWISE column on Nature: “How the pandemic could choke gender equity for female researchers in Denmark”
Read our latest feature published in Nature Career Column. The article addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on female academic researchers, and provides advice for funders and institutions to launch flexible grant and fellowship schemes and equity programmes....
DANWISE featured in ScienceReport.dk
Photo: iStock "Corona-nedlukning rammer yngre og kvindelige forskere hårdest" The article features the main outcomes of a survey performed by DANWISE which highlights that both male and female academics with children (from across the faculties at the University...
Danwise promotes CV writing and negotiation skills workshop
DANWISE warmly invites all female ECRs to join us for our first online workshop. We will equip participants with the tools to effectively showcase their skills in a CV. Career counselling expert Vibeke Broe will discuss the different formats and expectations for...
Denmark amongst the bottom of European countries: Elsevier report reveals women in research are closing the gender gap globally, but inequality persists
The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens shows good news, in that the participation of women in research is increasing, but inequality remains when it comes to for publication outputs, citations, awarded grants, collaboration, and perceptions, and Denmark lies at...
“Having a role model at the early career stage helps”, says Peter Munk Christiansen
An interview with Peter Munk Christiansen, the former chairman of the Independent Research Fund Denmark (Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond) By Ida Vogel and Andrea Toth, from the Danwise Team Recent analytics indicate that less women apply for research grants than men, and...
Gender equality in 2065: We miss more female top researchers (In Danish)
Published originally on "Berlingske" on the 6th March, 2020: Lighed mellem køn i 2065: Vi mangler flere kvindelige topforskere Fra Bente Stallknecht, Vanessa Hall og Ida Vogel* Den danske seismolog Inge Lehmann løser i 1936 en af Jordens største gåder. Lehmann...
Workshop on Confidence and Communication
All are welcome at the upcoming exciting workshop “Confidence and Scientific Communication: a female perspective”. It is part of a workshop series that has been organized by DANWISE and the University of Copenhagen. It will be held on January 13th, 2020, in the Maersk...
Lead the Future – Aarhus Edition
Join us at Århus University, where four talented female leaders will tell their personal stories about being a woman in a leadership position. The role models will talk about their choice of education, their career path, the choice to become a leader, and what their...
Danwise featured in the Women in Science Special Issue of Synapse Connect
Andrea Asenjo Martinez speaks with Synapse- Life Science Connect about our initiatives of DANWISE and action plan for the future Andrea Asenjo Martinez, core team member of DANWISE READ THE FULL INTERVIEW IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF SYNAPSE RELEASE:...
REPORT FROM DANWISE – PUBLISHED JAN 2019
Independent Research Fund Denmark (IRFD) The board of directors is composed of only 33.3% women. Four of the five councils are currently formed with an under-representation of women: The current council of Natural Sciences is composed of 33.3% women. The...