The under-representati
on of women is even more striking in the field of science and
engineering. The proportion of women increased from just 31% of the studen
t population at the first level to 38% of PhD students and 35% of PhD graduates, but stood
at 32% of academic grade C personnel, 23% of grade B and just 11% of grade A. Female graduates often opt out of science aft
...[+++]er they have completed their PhD.
Het aandeel vrouwen nam toe van slechts 31 % van de studentenpopulatie op bachelorniveau tot 38 % van de promovendi en 35 % van de doctoren, maar bedroeg slechts 32 % van het academisch personeel in rang C, 23 % in rang B en slechts 11 % in rang A. Na afronding van hun promotie verlaten veel vrouwen de wetenschappen.
