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Radio Swammerdam over vrouwen in de wetenschap

Gender balance among the research staff can result in knowledge that better corresponds with the world at large. This is both beneficial and fair, according to Mathias Wullum Nielsen, an assistant professor at Aarhus University.

In zijn column voor het Leids Universitair Weekblad 'Mare' geeft hoogleraar Holger Gzella van Leiden University af op de vrouwenquota in de wetenschap.

Looking for needles in gigantic virtual haystacks? Or drawing-pins? Staples? Artificial intelligence is often the key to spectacular results, helping companies to deploy both their human and their financial resources more efficiently.

Numerous reasons have been proposed for why gender inequality remains frustratingly stagnant. One persistent argument says it’s because of differences in men and women’s behavior. But do men and women act all that differently?

Ook aan progressieve bolwerken zoals universiteiten is het aandeel mannen steevast hoog. Dat komt door structureel seksisme, schrijft Willem Schinkel, zoals hoogleraren die mannelijke kroonprinsen benoemen.