Welcome to the website of RISE: Researchers in Science for Equality. RISE is the network for female beta scientists of Leiden University, Faculty of Science. The mission of RISE is to build an inspiring work environment for female scientists, to…
“Female scientists do ask, but don’t get” is the title of the recent report of the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) on hidden pay differences in science. You can read the original news item and download the report (in…
Role models are key to inspiring the next generation. Fifteen female professors therefore celebrated International Women’s Day with girls aged between 12 and 16. Because although the number of women at the (academic) top is increasing, we’re not there yet.…
On Saturday 9 February 2019 we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019 in Leiden! On this day we celebrated the role of women in science and introduced young girls to it. About 250 women and…
On November 16, Prof Martina Vijver held her inaugural lecture, entitled “:Over ecotoxicologische grenzen: de choreografie van stoffen in de natuur”. Chemical substances and nanomaterials are processed on a massive scale in diverse products, while their risks have not been…
Collecting Likes for the Viva400, a ranking of influential women, may not be ideal. But it is an important way to bring role models to the attention of the right target group. This is what Martina Vijver and Miranda van…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – DEADLINE NOVEMBER 26 2018 Female Leadership in Academia: an international workshop in Rome 13 – 17 February 2019 jointly organised by: Royal Netherlands Institute Rome (KNIR) and Istituto Svizzero di Rome This workshop intends to contribute…
Research of the Dutch newspaper NRC showed that at all Dutch universities, men had more chance in recent years to get promoted with the distinction cum laude than women. The criteria for cum laude promotions are not defined objectively, so…