Abstract
The aim of this paper is to define the problem and to present the gender equality gaps existing in Information Sciences and Technology (IST) research institutions in Lithuania and to deeply analyze the problem in case study.
The paper presents some research results of the ongoing H2020-EU.5.b. project EQUAL-IST Gender Equality Plans for Information Sciences and Technology Research Institutions (2016–2019).
We analyzed the works of different authors and selected the factors that limit successful scientific carrier in the IST research: gender stereotypes in labor market, unconscious bias among managers, work- life balance, women’s confidence and aspirations. In paper we provide evidence of findings by statistical data of Lithuania.
Among all the countries, Lithuania has a gear average of young people looking for a career in computing or engineering, but women are paid less salary; IST economics sector and research of Lithuania needs talented qualified women and men.
We analyze students’ gender equality context in Informatics Faculty KTU: amounts of students, degrees of graduates, correlation with study programs. Also we provide results of analysis of staff structure, gender distribution, wages.
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This research is funded by the European Commission Program H2020-EU.5.b. - Promote gender equality in particular by supporting structural change in the organization of research institutions and in the content and design of research activities, project EQUAL-IST Gender Equality Plans for Information Sciences and Technology Research Institutions (2016–2019).
Future work. Methodology for designing and developing concrete customized GEP (Gender Equality Plan) for Informatics Faculty KTU will be created. The measures improving the critical aspects of the university gender equality policies will put into action: career access and development, research governance, working conditions/recruitment, consideration of the gender dimension in research programs and in public research funding.
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Limanauskiene, V. et al. (2017). The Study of Gender Equality in Information Sciences Research Institutions in Lithuania. In: Damaševičius, R., Mikašytė, V. (eds) Information and Software Technologies. ICIST 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 756. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67642-5_42
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