Post on 14-Apr-2017
Overview
The gender equality in Cyprus
Gender balance in education
Gender balance in Academia
Problem for our society
Acknowledgements
Main issues on Gender Equality in CY
Poverty in female pensioners 10 men vs 17 women; pension €100 for a man vs €63 for a woman
Pay gap range: 16.2% - 20.1%
Participation in political life 1/11 ministers, 12% at parliament, 0/34 municipality majors
Participation in decision making positions Judges 44/101, Senior civil servants 37%
Commissioners 5/8, central bank director, accountant general
Board representation in semi-governmental organisations 15%
Policies exist due to the harmonization process with the aquiscommunitaire, but implementation, training and awareness of the policies are lagging behind.
The Cyprus situation
The policy on gender equality in Cyprus DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES; POLICY DEPARTMENT C: CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Susana Pavlou & Josie Christodoulou
On an other occasion, he said: “it seems that not only men think but there are women that
think too”. (Cyprus mail 14/3/2014)
BBC News-world Middle East
Education overall
2012Not
completed
primary
Primary Secondary Tertiary
Men 4 13 51 32
Women 7 15 43 35
Total 6 14 47 34
Highest Educational Attainment for persons aged 20 and over in %
Cypriot students in tertiary education (in Cyprus and abroad)
Men Women
2010/2011 16.604 20.684
Tertiary Education
Field of study men womenx more
x less
Education 4.8 17.6 3.7
Humanities 4.2 10.9 2.6
Behavioural Sciences 5 9.2 1.8
Life Sciences, Health, Social Services 8.7 13.2 1.5
Μathematics and Physics 2.5 3.8 1.5
Arts 4.7 5.8 1.2
Environment 1 1.1 1.1
Media 1.9 2 1.1
Law 3.5 3.2 -1.1
Business and Administration 28 23.1 -1.2
Architecture 8.9 4.8 -1.9
Computing 8.5 2.7 -3.1
Engineering 18.5 2.5 -7.4
Percentage distribution of Students in University by field of study
Workplace
Age Group Men Women
15-19 4 4
20-24 51 46
25-29 76 73
30-39 84 77
40-49 86 74
50-54 84 66
55-59 75 54
60-64 51 22
65+ 15 5
Employment rates by Age for 2012
PhD students at Cyprus State Universities
Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας
Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο
Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο
Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο
Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
20%
50%
52%
48%
80%
100%
50%
48%
52%
Άνδρες Γυναίκες
University of Cyprus
Cyprus University
of Technology
Open University
European University
University of Nicosia
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Men (blue) Women (red)
University Faculty 2013/2014
LecturerAssistant
Prof.
Associate
Prof.Professor
M W M W M W M W
University of Cyprus 59 41 65 35 71 29 91 9
Cyprus University of
Technology 68 32 69 31 81 19 87 13
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University of Cyprus
Professors at the Universities in Cyprus
University of Cyprus
Cyprus University
of Technology
Open University
European University
University of Nicosia
Frederick University
Neapolis University
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Participation at the University
Council
Άνδρες91%
Γυναίκες9%
Άνδρες69%
Γυναίκες31%
State Universities Private Universities
Men (blue) Women (red)
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Research Program Coordinator
Men Women
Energy 100 0
Technology 100 0
Natural Sciences 100 0
Public Health 60 40
Education 66 33
Coordinators in Cyprus research projects of the
Cyprus Research Foundation 2008-2010
Recap
Engineering is not popular
Stereotypes
High drop out along the career path of
an Academic
Accumulation of unpleasant experiences
Evaluation system
When a region in the developing world
has a problem with
Children protection
Health
Community prosperity
What type of aid has been identified to be
an effective tool to mediate the situation?
Women empowerment
Innovation for women's empowerment and gender equality
International Centre for research on Women,
Anju Malhotra, Jennifer Schulte, Payal Patel, Patti Petesch
Deeper and truly transformative
changes can reshape societies
The multifaceted crisis of our society tells us
that we are in desperate need for change:
New innovative processes
Innovation in technology application
Who can make a difference?
Greater involvement from women has an impact beyond what their numbers
would suggest. For example, women are more likely than men to invest a large
proportion of their household income in the education of their children. As those
children grow up, their improved status becomes a positive social and economic
factor in their society.
Back to our conference:
Ladies in engineering for health carei
Problem 1 – engineering is not popular
Health care is popular; Engineering is not
We do healthcare engineering (hybrid sector)
We encouraging collaboration across sectors
○ Easy: Women collaborate
We encourage innovative research projects leading to
women empowerment
○ Medium: There is evidence that this works (contraceptive pill,..)
We encourage Ladies to lead research projects
○ Difficult: Need measures
Ladies in engineering for health carel
Problem 2 – drop out, progression to senior positions
The Academic System (Evaluation schemes and grant application) favours quantity rather than quality: Research paper pollution
○ - stop republishing previous work, publishing minute changes
Grant application craze ○ - apply for one grant only
Leading to : Mediocrity of the hyperactive
Reward work done for the community/society
We lost the balance
Recap
We have to overcome:
Societal Stereotypes
Evaluation criteria for academic promotion
By leveraging the facts that:
Women make true change to reshape
societies
Women are a powerful drivers of economic
growth
Resources
The policy on gender equality in Cyprus (2012) DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES; POLICY DEPARTMENT C: CITIZENS'
RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Susana Pavlou & Josie Christodoulou
Cyprus National Report on the implementation of the Beijing
Declaration (2014)National Machinery for Women’s Rights Ministry of Justice and Public Order
Editor Mary Koutselini
CEDAW shadow report (2013)
Ο Έμφυλος Χάρτης στην Τριτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση της ΚύπρουMary Koutselini - UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Empowering the third billion, DeAnne Aguirre, Leila Hoteit, Christine Rupp, Karim Sabbagh
Innovation for women's empowerment and gender equalityInternational Centre for research on Women,
Anju Malhotra, Jennifer Schulte, Payal Patel, Patti Petesch
Acknowledgements
Data and reports from:
Mary Koutselini - UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Susana Pavlou – Director of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies
Eleni Kaldoudi - Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupoli, Greece
Eleni Kaldoudi and Birgit Glasmacher from IFMBE