Defining researchers as “professionals engaged in the creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems, as well as the management of these projects”, currently only 28% of R&D workers wordlwide are women, according to a study by UNESCO.

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MareFrame is proud of its figures, from the project Coordinator -Anna K. Danielsdottir- to the 43% of the Project Management Group or the 30% of the Work Package Leaders. Nevertheless, we support the collective effort to improve equality levels within and beyond the project life-time.

For more information of the topic please visit the World Economic Forum.

For more information on R&D data, please consult theUNESCO eAtlas of Research and Experimental Development

Map source: UNESCO Factsheet