20 percent of all professors in the Nordic countries are women
measures to improve the gender balance. Nonetheless, Finland is the Nordic country with the most women in senior researcher positions, and Iceland has the highest percentage of women professors.
The Committee for Gender Balance in Research (the KIF Committee) recently published a report entitled ÂŤThe Nordic region - a step closer to gender balance in research?Âť The report was partially funded by NordForsk.
Women in top management and on boards Compared with the EU, the Nordic countries stand out in one area: the number of women rectors and women on boards of the national research councils. The main reason for this is quota provisions. Most Nordic countries require 40 per cent representation of each gender on public boards and committees.
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