Abstract

In the area of science and higher education, as in business and politics, the job situation of women is improving, and the percentage of women on executive positions is increasing. However, there is still a serious underrepresentation of women in the highest decision-making bodies. Ladies also take part in the strategic institutional events less frequently. There are still serious disproportions in academic and management positions, and the research career of women in relation to men slows down and encounters various barriers. Universities and research institutions undertake various bottom-up and top-down, voluntary and forced gender equality initiatives. Nevertheless, women still face the phenomena of the glass ceiling, glass escalator, discrimination, violent behavior, income inequality and other barriers on their career paths. What makes barriers and stereotypes still present in a well-educated, aware academic and research environment? What can we do to overcome these problems? How to introduce changes effectively so that women climb (not only the scientific) career levels with a similar and the same impetus as men, so that research teams and decision-making bodies become diverse? During the discussion panel dedicated to uncover the invisible barriers to women’s success, we will try to answer these questions, share good practices and discuss potential solutions supporting women in academic environment.

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