Many more female scientists at TU Eindhoven due to new admission policy

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"Waar zijn de vrouwen?" dacht universitair docent Meijer toen ze zich voor het eerst in de wereld van natuurkunde begaf.

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Since TU/e started its preferential policy five years ago, the gender ratio in terms of intake has become approximately 50/50, compared to 70/30 before. The College of Human Rights has previously criticized it.

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At the Technical University of Eindhoven, TU/e, the number of female researchers entering is now equal to the number of male colleagues entering. Earlier, only 30% of newcomers for such positions were women. In the past five years, the number of women in the permanent scientific staff at the TU/e has increased from 134 to 208. Special program In 2019, the organization started a special program to get more women on board. Men, therefore, initiall…