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The FESTA project: doing gender equality work in STEM faculties in Europe

In: Handbook of Gender and Technology

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  • Minna Salminen-Karlsson

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This chapter presents the FESTA project, which worked 2011–2016 to advance gender equality in STEM departments in seven European countries. The focus was on improving the working environment of mainly junior researchers with the motto “a better working environment for women is a better working environment for all”. The aim of the chapter is to showcase work on organizational change to advance women’s careers in different environments. The chapter describes the diversity of the European scene when it comes to gender equality in STEM, and particular issues actualized when trying to improve the situation by means of a cross-European project. Four of the FESTA actions are described in detail: 1) collecting and presenting relevant metrics, 2) improving PhD supervision, 3) improving informal decision making and communication to be more transparent and 4) managing resistance. The chapter concludes with the suggestion that the STEM fields may be able to be forerunners in improving gender equality in the academe.

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  • Minna Salminen-Karlsson, 2023. "The FESTA project: doing gender equality work in STEM faculties in Europe," Chapters, in: Eileen M. Trauth & Jeria L. Quesenberry (ed.), Handbook of Gender and Technology, chapter 5, pages 90-105, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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