解决能源研究中的性别差异:研究中心平等诊断工具

IF 4.6 3区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS
Sara Sánchez-López, Rocío Poveda-Bautista, Carmen Corona-Sobrino, Paula Otero-Hermida, Mónica García-Melón
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背景在西班牙的一项案例研究中,能源行业研究机构中的男女比例严重不平等,长期以来形成的动态变化可能决定了领导职位的获取和研究事业的不平等。在能源工程等历来男性化的领域,性别差距不仅仅反映了男女价值观和性格的差异。本研究旨在探索能源研究中心的性别差距,并找出可能阻碍女性研究事业的障碍。它建议开发一种基于指标的诊断工具,用于监测和评估研究中心管理中的性别角色和不平等现象,以确定和解决阻碍妇女在能源领域取得进步的动力和障碍,以及她们对该领域的潜在贡献。结果结果有三个方面:(i) 该方法适用于不同的研究中心;(ii) 对指标优先次序的分析可提出应首先解决的建议;(iii) 在对西班牙能源研究中心的深入案例研究中使用的诊断工具可在性别动态方面取得成果。在我们的分析中,有两项指标最为突出:领导岗位的性别多样性和工作与生活平衡措施的简便应用。在本案例研究中,对第一项指标的衡量结果并不令人满意,而对后一项指标的研究被认为仍 然不足。总之,这种差异成为研究中心吸引和留住更多女性的恶性或负面循环。尽管取得了这些结果,但似乎没有认识到性别差距的存在,因此也没有采取任何措施来 改善这种状况。这种方法结合了定量和定性技术,适用于任何希望监测其性别差距、确定潜在的不平等来源并加以解决的研究中心。
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Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres

Background

In a case study in Spain, the unequal proportion of men and women in a research organization in the energy sector is severe, and long-established dynamics that might determine differences in access to leadership positions and inequalities in research careers are evident. The gender gap in historically masculinized fields, such as energy engineering reflects more than simply the differences in male and female values and personalities. This study seeks to explore the gender gap in energy research centres and to identify barriers that potentially hinder the research careers of women. It proposes the development of a diagnostic tool, based upon indicators, to monitor and evaluate gender roles and inequalities in the management of research centres for identifying and addressing the dynamics and obstacles that hinder women's progress in the energy sector and their potential contribution to the field. This participatory multicriteria-based tool prioritizes the proposed indicators by their influence and importance in the context of energy research and applies it to the monitoring of a specific Spanish energy research centre.

Results

The results are threefold: (i) the methodology is adaptable to different research centres; (ii) the analysis of indicators’ prioritization could lead to recommendations that should be addressed first; (iii) the diagnostic tool used in this in-depth case study of an energy research centre in Spain allowed results to be achieved in terms of gender dynamics. Two indicators stand out as the most relevant in our analysis: gender diversity in leadership positions and uncomplicated application of work–life balance measures. In this case study, the measurement of the first indicator has drawn unsatisfactory results, and the research of the latter is considered still insufficient. In conclusion, this difference becomes a vicious or negative circle for attracting and retaining more women to the research centre. Despite these results, no gender gap seems to be recognized and thus, no measures are being taken to improve the situation.

Conclusions

Comprehensive data and contextualized monitoring are necessary to effectively study and enhance the presence and participation of women in the energy science sector. This approach, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques, is suitable for any research centre that would like to monitor its gender gap, identify potential sources of inequity and address them.

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Energy, Sustainability and Society
Energy, Sustainability and Society Energy-Energy Engineering and Power Technology
CiteScore
9.60
自引率
4.10%
发文量
45
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: Energy, Sustainability and Society is a peer-reviewed open access journal published under the brand SpringerOpen. It covers topics ranging from scientific research to innovative approaches for technology implementation to analysis of economic, social and environmental impacts of sustainable energy systems.
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