The proportion of women in highly qualified scientific employment in central and
eastern Europe and the Baltic States (CEEC-10) is higher than in western Europe.
However, this relatively high representation is counteracted by unequal access
to resources. This is illustrated by a new measure, the ‘honeypot
indicator’. The focus of the EU ‘Lisbon strategy’
summit on increasing overall numbers of scientists does little to address the
key issues of retention and advancement. Although social closure mechanisms may
undermine the employment prospects of highly qualified women, the conclusion is
that the accession of the CEEC-10 to the ‘mainstreaming’ of
equal opportunities proclaimed by the European Union provides the best hope of
improvement for their employment prospects.
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