Interesting Stats
Are women pursuing different scientific areas than men? In which scientific fields, women are still under-represented vs. their male counterparts?
Yes.
Representation of women in various sectors of science varies.
Women in Slovenia are under-presented in 10 out 20 top research areas in Slovenia. More specifically, they are minority in the following research areas:
-6.01 - Historiography ,
-3.03 - Neurobiology,
-5.05 - Law,
-5.02.01 - Economics,
-5.02.02 - Business Sciences,
-2.07.05 - Information Syst,
-2.07.03 - Programming
Technologies - Software,
-3.06 - Medical Science -
Cardiovascular System,
-2.07.07 - Intelligent Systems - Software,
-2.04.02 - Materials Science and Technology - Metallic
Materials.
Their male counterparts are under-represented in the following top research areas:
-1.09 – Pharmacy,
-3.04 - Oncology,
-3.05 - Human reproduction,
-5.03 - Sociology,
-6.05 - Linguistics,
-3.08 - Public Health
(occupational safety),
-3.01 - Microbiology and
immunology,
-1.05 - Biochemistry and
molecular biology,
-1.08 - Control and care of
the environment,
-1.04.05 - Analytical chemistry.