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NEW CONCEPTS OF MOBILITY TO FOSTER CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER BALANCE IN EUROPE Maria BOSTENARU DAN, Maria Manuela NOGUEIRA Aim of the session The report on the outcome of the ESOF (Euroscience Open Forum) 2014 session on Gender Equality shows the impact of mobility on academic careers. It also shows where inequalities stand and how to develop new concepts of mobility to foster career development and gender balance in Europe. Aim of the session Such new concepts of mobility include virtual mobility, intersectorial and interdisciplinary mobility in addition to geographic mobility. However, in view to the other contribution, it is the geographic mobility which best enable the knowing of other cultures, including language, and overcoming such barriers, and the soft skills this provides. Virtual mobility, which is much spreading now, is focusing on English as general tuition language also in non-English speaking countries, as several publications/conferences show. M-WiSET history Mobile Women in Science Engineering and Technology At the begin Science in Policy group Studies of Magda Lola (group leader), working at Human Resources at CERN on equal opportunities among others Gianna Avellis and Raffaella Di Sante stated the objectives and activities of the m-WiSET WG and choose the name M-WiSET activities ESOF sessions (Stockholm, Barcelona, Turin, Dublin, Copenhagen) Eurodoc participation (Lisbon, Budapest, Cluj) Participation to preparation of Young Researcher Platform (Irene) m-WiSET booklet on Role Models for MCFA woman scientists Promoted at the Marie Curie Conference in Warsaw EU presidency Dedicated session in ESOF2012 Dublin Invitations to other events Conference under the EU presidency in Budapest (2011) Portraits of role models (interview withjournalists, portrait for EU gallery etc), German media Radio Romania Cultural Invited in a committee about promotion of Women in Japan (5 years programme starting with programme „Water“) International observer and WG3 member in genderSTE Vilnius EU presidency conference Rome conference Horizon 2020 policy iGiants database – White house USA (interviews in June 2015) Collaboration with WIRES (online - USA), ECWT, ITWIIN, … Icorsa: project proposal MOMOWO database Approaches We used the following sociological approaches Statistics of human ressources Surveys and their evaluation Case study approach (role models) Database entries We are looking at Contemporary women in science – examples from the association Approach to women around a certain topic (cities in genderSTE, water in Japan symposium, different other topics at WIRES, ICT at ECWT) ESOF 2014 ESOF Stockholm 2004 – partner in the Career Programme Barcelona 2008 – Should I stay or should I go Turin 2010 – dual career Dublin 2012 – role models (booklet) Copenhagen 2014 together with ESF M-WiSET ebook on Role Models Organisers Maria BOSTENARU DAN (MCFA) Maria Manuela NOGUEIRA (ESF) Programme Welcome by the moderator (Beate Scholz) Presentations Round tables Conclusion Presentations European policy and researcher mobility Conor O’Carroll • Chair of European Research Area (ERA) Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility The role of virtual mobility Laura Marin • Swedish Research Council Intersectoral mobility for women Gianna Avellis • MCFA Round tables Round table 1 (3 tables) Appraisal of different mobility concepts Chairs and Rapporteurs Gianna Avellis • MCFA Antonella di Trapani • MCFA Maria Manuela Nogueira • ESF Appraisal of different mobility concepts – lead questions How do research funders and universities handle different mobility concepts in peer review or appointment? What are individual researchers’ experiences? Are there any examples of promising practice that others might learn from? Appraisal of different mobility concepts – findings Partnership issues – dual careers. When it is easier to move first and when it is easier to remain? agencies Cultural and societal prejudices Role models can help Intersectorial and virtual mobility can be an alternative for women to geographic mobility Appraisal of different mobility concepts – findings Partnership issues – dual careers. When it is easier to move first and when it is easier to remain? agencies Cultural and societal prejudices Language integration Role models can help Intersectorial and virtual mobility can be an alternative for women to geographic mobility Round table 2 (3 tables) Mobility patterns by women researchers Chairs and Rapporteurs Maria Bostenaru Dan • MCFA Riia Chmielowski • MCFA Magdalini Theodoridou • MCFA Colleague from Icorsa Mobility patterns by women researchers – lead questions Which opportunities and challenges do women researchers face as a consequence of different mobility patterns? What should research organisations do in order to provide equal playing fields? How could women researchers benefit from intersectoral mobility? Mobility patterns by women researchers – lead questions Which opportunities and challenges do women researchers face as a consequence of different mobility patterns? What should research organisations do in order to provide equal playing fields? How could women researchers benefit from intersectoral mobility? Mobility patterns by women researchers – findings Many times geographical mobility Difficulties in interdisciplinary and intersectorial mobility Necessity to prepare for different career paths Necessity to recognise in peer review Good practices in Finland Mobility patterns by women researchers – findings Many times geographical mobility Learning a different culture, with its heritage and customs Culture more than language Difficulties in interdisciplinary and intersectorial mobility Necessity to prepare for different career paths Necessity to recognise in peer review Good practices in Finland Round table 3 (3 tables) Virtual mobility Chairs and Rapporteurs Laura Marin • Swedish Research Council Conor O’Carroll • Chair of ERA Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility Cornelia Soetbeer • Volkswagen Stiftung Virtual mobility lead questions How could virtual mobility be supported at best? What are, ideally, the outcomes of virtual mobility? In which way could virtual mobility be adequately appraised in peer review or selection procedures? Virtual mobility - findings Necessity of internet Necessity of short visits Problems in acknowledging in evaluation Inclusive Co-tutelle - Virtual mobility - findings Necessity of internet Necessity of short visits The touch of culture – incl. language Research and education networks which make possible both digital contact and short visits At more senior level Problems in acknowledging in evaluation Inclusive Mostly English, but not always (FernUni Hagen) Less cost (keynote) Inclusion by the host society if not there? Co-tutelle - doctorate Conclusions Read the detailed outcomes in the document prepared by the ESF http://www.esf.org/uploads/media/2014-0622_New-Concepts-of-Mobility_SessionSummary.pdf Further echo Nature correspondence on virtual mobility Read a copy at http://www.esf.org/uploads/media/Nature_Correspondence_v511_n7509_01.pdf Good bye ESOF 2014, welcome ESOF 2016 Manchester http://www.esof.eu/home.html Call open! Science for policy and policy for science -Research careers - Interested in a common proposal? ESOF – under the patronage of the Queen of Denmark ESOF opening session Further cooperation genderSTE with eurodoc in Lisbon Rome postdoc on the topic of water and pioneer architects genderSTE WG3 Matrices European projects (ex. MOMOWO) Maybe a future common event in Rome? Application for projects – GERI4 Thank you!
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