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The Gender Equality Index is a composite indicator that measures the complex concept of gender equality and, based on the EU policy framework, assists in monitoring progress of gender equality across the EU over time.  Have a look at the sco...

Professor Hester Bijl will be appointed Rector Magnificus of the Executive Board of Leiden University on 8 February 2021. She will be the first female Rector Magnificus of Leiden University. Bijl has been Vice-Rector Magnificus of the University s...

The COVID-19 crisis is hitting gender minority groups differently. This is why the EU Gender and COVID-19 Working Group has collected literature about this topic in an open document.  Click here for the link to the document "C...

During the presentation of the Aletta Jacobs Prize on Friday 6 March, Rector Magnificus Cisca Wijmenga announced that the University of Groningen has created an incentive fund to set up fifteen new chairs, which will be assigned exclusively to fem...

Genderrapport Elsevier 5 maart 2020: Nederland maakt inhaalslag  De kloof tussen Nederlandse mannelijke en vrouwelijke wetenschappers slinkt, maar volledige gendergelijkheid in de wetenschappelijke wereld is nog niet in zicht. Wel neemt het ...

De afgelopen tijd heb je de actie Stem Gendergelijkheid van WOMEN Inc. en het 6-puntenplan vast al wel voorbij zien komen. Misschien heb je zelfs al gestemd. Super! Vandaag, in de week van Internationale Vrouwendag, verzam...