TU Delft Women in Science

DEWIS News December 2019

In this edition you can read what our new Chair, Dr.ir. Femke Vossepoel, aims to achieve with DEWIS, about the increase of female professors, according to the LNVH Women Professors Monitor 2019, and the new ways of recognition and reward of academics.

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The culture could be more open and people should feel safe to respond to unwanted behaviour

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- Dr.ir. Femke Vossepoel

Interview with new DEWIS chair

DEWIS has a new chair, Dr.ir. Femke Vossepoel, associate professor in the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. In this interview, we talk with Femke about gender equality and diversity at TU Delft and what she aims to achieve with DEWIS.

LNVH Monitor 2019: 16% female professors at TU Delft

The TU Delft has 16.1% female professors. A slight increase (1.5 percentage points) compared to last year. The Netherlands has 23.1% female professors, according to the Women Professors Monitor 2019. The percentage of women is still decreasing at each ascending rung of the career ladder. Work remains to be done.

Recognition and reward of academics: what does it mean for you?

The VSNU, NFU, KNAW, NWO and ZonMw published the position paper ‘Room for everyone’s talent: towards a new balance in the recognition and rewards for academics’ in which we indicate how we aim to more broadly recognise and reward the work of academic staff. This includes placing less emphasis on the number of publications, and a greater emphasis on the other domains in which the academic is active, such as education and impact.

Recap VSNU Café Social Safety

What can universities can do to ensure a safe working environment where everyone develop their talents? The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) organized a discussion about undesirable behavior in October 2019. If universities want to tackle intimidation and harassment, they should change the academic culture.

Social safety included in new code of good governance

Good to know: ‘The university promotes an open culture in which every topic can be discussed.’ That is stated in the new code for good governance in Dutch Universities. Nine guiding principles form the heart of the new code of conduct for university administration. It applies from 1 January 2020 for all deans, executive and supervisory boards.

3 interesting reads

Erasmus University Rotterdam focuses on internal female talent (Science Guide, 26 November 2019) – in Dutch
Universities leave millions meant to help women get higher positions (de Volkskrant, 6 December 2019) – in Dutch
Universities: from now on scientists should not only be assessed on research work (de Volkskrant, 13 November 2019) - in Dutch

Upcoming event: 7 career boosters for women

March -April 2020

9.00 - 17.00

This one-day training from Esther Mollema helps you to gain more control and focus on your career. You get clear insight into your goals and ambitions and how you make them known. More information will follow in the new year.

Happy Holidays!

13 January 2020

9.00 - 17.00

The DEWIS Office will be closed until 13 January 2020. The DEWIS board whishes everybody a Happy Holiday and an Inclusive 2020!.

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