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35
30
Number

25

Graduates

20

Researchers

15
10
5

1

Slovenia

Slovakia

Romania

Poland

Norway

The female distribution of student graduates and researchers in Europe.

100

89

Number

80
60

47

53

Female
Male

40
20

14

0

UGent

FirW

2

The distribution of the women-students within
UGent and FirW. The percentage is calculated from
the total number of UGent students, and total number
of FirW students respectively.

university studies, female
students gained access to
higher education. The first
woman came to study in
Ghent in 1882, and she
opted to study Sciences.
Laboratory exercises and
laboratory research work
got their start in this period, and research assistants
were also appointed.
The current outlook
regarding the female students ratio at UGent and
at FirW (Faculty of Engineering) is shown in Fig-

140
120
Number

100

87
Female Students
Total Nr. of Students

80
60

20
0

37

34

40
15

A

21

B

28

27

19 19

5

4

C

D

E

3

2

F

G

3

The distribution of the 14% women-students within FirW degrees (normalized
as a distribution of 100%). Engineering degrees: (A) chemical and material, (B)
architechture, (C) applied physics, (D) civil, (E) computer sciences, (F) electronic,
and (G) electrical and mechanical.

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ure 2. The high female percentage is a
result of the elevated number of female
students in Faculties, which includes:
Law, Medicine, Arts and Philosophy, Psychology, and Economics.
The percentage of female students in
the first year at FirW is approximately
14% (50 female students out of a total
number of 344 students enrolled for an
engineering degree). Figure 3 depicts the
distribution of these female students
according to the degree/specialization.
At the end of 2002, Ghent University
employed 4,606 people, equivalent to
3,979 full-time positions. The overall distribution of female professors and assistant is given in Figure 4.

Constructive Efforts

154

160

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Lithuania

Iceland

Hungary

Estonia

Czech Republic

Bulgaria

United States

Sweden

Finland

Portugal

Austria

The Netherlands

Italy

Ireland

France

Germany

Denmark

Belgium-

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WINTER 2007/2008

Over the last couple of decades, it has
been observed that women prefer sciences to engineering, and in today's
context of cross-disciplinary education,
the thematic network ESTIA-Net [4]
proposed bringing forward a complete
set of women-friendly course programs.
After deep investigations on the female
percentages in engineering and the reasons that make it difficult for women to
cope with an engineering career, the
program has reached its completion.
The network aimed to create awareness
about gender bias issues in education,
information, and motivation for young
women, leading them to their educational and career paths.



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