European Commission studies

'Wasted talents: turning private struggles into a public issue':
Report on the situation facing women scientists in the Eastern and Central European countries and in the Baltic States.
(PDF – 5,9Mb)
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/enwise_report.pdf

Study on networks of women scientists - Final recommendations report (PDF, 294 Kb)
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/reco_report_250703.pdf

the European Report on Science & Technology Indicators (ERSTI/REIST):
Encouraging Women into S&T - Women in Science: What do the indicators reveal? (PDF, 483 Kb)
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/women_reist_extracts.pdf

Women in Industrial Research - A wake up call for European industry, 2003 (PDF files divided by chapter)
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/women/wir/report_en.html

The Minerva's Daughters report (PDF, 1.8 Mb) ¨
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/minerva_daughter_en.pdf

European Report: National Policies on Women and Science in Europe, 2002
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/women_national_policies_full_report.pdf

National Reports from the Helsinki Group countries, 2001
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/women-science/helsinki03_en.html

Gender Impact Assessment Studies
http://www.cordis.lu/science-society/library.htm

ETAN Report: Science Policies in the European Union: Promoting excellence through mainstreaming gender equality, 2000 (PDF, ~ 1 Mb)
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/g_wo_etan_en_200101.pdf

projects, research, conference proceedings

“Gender and Excellence in the Making” (PDF – 1,3Mb), a report written after the workshop “Minimising gender bias in the definition and measurement of scientific excellence”.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/bias_brochure_final_en.pdf

EWSI - Employment and Women’s Studies: The Impact of Women’s Studies Training on Women’s Employment in Europe

The project finished in 2003, but European comparative reports on a variety of themes are accessible from the project website.

http://www.hull.ac.uk/ewsi/comparative_data_reports.htm