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Table 7 Indicator analysis

From: Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres

Indicator

Definition

Result

Data source

Weights of ERGIs

Influential

Needs Recomm

Yes

No

C1. Research management and results

C11. Gender diversity in research leadership

% Women principal investigators of projects

11.1%

Secondary data/ Institutional public data base

8.8

 

X

*

C12. Mobility actions implemented

% Mobility actions carried out by women

26.7%

Primary data/survey

3.3

 

X

 

C13. Participation of women in scientific production

% Scientific publications written by women

14.7%

Secondary data/ Institutional public data base

4.9

 

X

 

C14. Participation of women in knowledge transfer

% Knowledge transfer agreements and patents developed by women

7.1%

Secondary data/ Institutional public data base

3.6

 

X

 

C15. Leadership in scientific production

% Scientific publications led by women

22%

Secondary data/ Institutional public data base

7.3

 

X

 

C2. Staff configuration and structure

C21. Vertical segregation

% Women in management positions/ %People in management

0%

Secondary data/ Institutional public data base

9.3

 

X

*

% Women in permanent positions/ %People in permanent positions

84%

 

C22.Horizontal segregation

% Women in laboratories

0%

Secondary data/ Institutional public data base

6.5

 

X

 

% Women in administration

100%

  

% Female researchers

16%

  

C23. Transparency in selection processes

Transparency in the evaluation process and the evaluation committee

Yes. Regulated by institutional regulations

Primary data/interviews

7.4

X

  

C24. Gender diversity in organizational leadership positions

Number of women in leadership positions in relation to the total of leadership positions

There are no women in positions of responsibility

Secondary data/Research Institute Website

11

X

 

*

C3. Work culture

C31. Ease-of-use of reconciliation measures

Existence of measures for work–life balance. both formal and informal

Yes. Formal measures regulated by institutional regulations and informal measures at the centre

Primary data/interviews and survey

8.3

X

 

*

C32. Respectful and inclusive work environment

This refers to an environment free of sexual/ sexist/ racist, etc., comments

Sexist environment (sexist jokes) in informal events

Primary data/interviews and survey

5.8

 

X

 

C33. Existence of regulations on conduct in cases of workplace harassment

Existence of a protocol for dealing with cases of harassment at work. as well as a specific protocol for dealing with cases of sexual harassment

Yes. Regulated by institutional regulations but mostly unknown in the centre

Primary data/interviews

2.7

 

X

 

C34. Existence of an equality plan

Awareness of the existence of the equality plan

Yes. Regulated by institutional regulations. content or implications unknown in the centre

Primary data/interviews

10

X

 

*

C35. Gender-specific training

The existence of gender training in the research centre

There is no gender-specific training

Primary data/survey

7.8

X

 

*

C4. Research Content

C41. Gender in research content

Gender perspective in research content. E.g., gender perspective in the sample, gender issues as part of the project, or gender perspective to assess the impact

There is no gender perspective in the content

Primary data/survey

3

 

X

 
  1. *Indicator recommended for improvement