Enacting workplace culture change for excellence in research: a gender lens

Science and engineering research excellence with social relevance can only be achieved if the selection of researchers is made from 100 % of the pool of research talent, and from all sections of society.

Diverse teams are more creative and cognitively flexible and have a lower risk of the psychosociological phenomenon of “group think”, thereby enriching the pool of contributions.

Read this open access paper on the FACETS website.

Globally, female participation in science education and employment is low and the attrition rate is high, and the gender gap widens significantly in the transition from Bachelor’s to postgraduate and to research careers.

The drivers of attrition of female participation in science and engineering relate to the inclusivity, or lack thereof, of workplace culture. Institutional policies, interpersonal interactions, and individuals’ attitudes are drivers of workplace culture.

Some new evidence-based approaches focusing on culture are proposed to foster women’s inclusion and success in science and engineering.

Read the paper — Enacting workplace culture change for excellence in research: a gender lens by Eleanor Haine-Bennett, Hilary B. Bergsieker, Imogen R. Coe, Andrea Koch-Kraft, Eve Langelier, Suzanne Morrison, Katrin Nikoleyczik, Toni Schmader, Olga Trivailo, Sue Twine and Jennifer E. Decker.