Table 3.
Data accumulated in 2006 and 2007 for EMBO applicants at different stages of their careers
| Fellowship applicants 2006 | Fellowship applicants 1998 | YIP applicants 2001/2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| Number (%) of applicants | 299 (46) | 352 (54) | 275 (39) | 435 (61) | 85 (29) | 212 (71) |
| Number (%) of respondents | 122 (49) | 129 (51) | 151 (38) | 247 (62) | 67 (29) | 164 (71) |
| Working in academia (%) | 94 | 97 | 80 | 81 | 99 | 96 |
| In a permanent position (%) | 6 | 3 | 57 | 60 | 72 | 81 |
| Work full-time (36 h per week or more) (%) | 98 | 100 | *93 | *100 | 99 | 100 |
| Work more than 46 h per week (%) | 65 | 74 | *51 | *64 | *58 | *83 |
| Have a partner (%) | 73 | 71 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 93 |
| Have children (%) | 13 | 24 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 82 |
| Partner has a PhD (%) | 43 | 37 | *62 | *44 | *67 | *45 |
| Moved for partner (%) | 32 | 19 | *51 | *18 | *37 | *16 |
| Partner is working (%) | *93 | *79 | *98 | *87 | 100 | 93 |
| Partner is working part-time (%) | *1 | *18 | *6 | *28 | *4 | *33 |
| Partner works more than 46 h per week (%) | *60 | *29 | *54 | *29 | *62 | *30 |
| Provides more than 50% of the family income (%) | *42 | *71 | *32 | *76 | *34 | *86 |
| Have a mentor (%) | 42 | 47 | 38 | 32 | *32 | *49 |
| Would like to have a mentor (of those who do not have a mentor) (%) | 76 | 68 | *69 | *48 | *71 | *46 |
| Consider men to get more career support from supervisors (%) | *27 | *10 | *43 | *15 | *44 | *14 |
| Have witnessed negative discrimination against women (%) | *17 | *2 | *22 | *8 | *34 | *8 |
| Have been discriminated against because of their gender (%) | *7 | *0 | *13 | *3 | *15 | *4 |
The applicants were asked to complete a questionnaire about their personal life, and the main findings are presented. The fellowship applicants from Autumn 2006 just finished their PhDs, the fellowship applicants from 1998 were approximately 8 years on from their PhDs and the Young Investigator Programme applicants already held an independent group leader position when they applied in 2001/2002. The complete results can be found in the Supplementary information online.
*The difference in the frequencies is statistically significant (P < 0.05).