Women in Copernicus: First Results and Impact on Gender Equality

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Women in Copernicus consortium has successfully conducted a survey aiming to bring visibility to women in the Copernicus program. With 475 participants, the initial results indicate a gender bias in the workplace and a strong desire to contribute towards a more gender-balanced environment. The project seeks to inspire girls and women by highlighting the stories and challenges of women in the field, ultimately aiming to empower and elevate the role of women in Copernicus.

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Women in Copernicus First results

EARSC EOcaf 24th of Septembre 2020 Happy to present and discuss with you the first result of our amazing survey thanks for your reactions and promotion

Survey online 20/07 07/09 1,5 month Summer and COVID time Submission to Cordinet 8/3 selection on waiting list 12/6 Rapid team building 1 week Positive answers from all partners Express writing Two days 22 et 23/2 visa by my husband Thanks to this extraordinary team : Marie, Estefania, Grazia, Natassa, Aida, Barbara, Roya Fast germinating Idea 21/2 one night No human ressources paid only volontary involvement Why and How this project ?

WIC consortium Our aim : identify, inventory, understand and gather stories of Copernicus Women to give them a voice and a face Our team: BreTel (Brittany Remote Sensing Group, France) SPW (Public Service of Wallonia, Belgium) UJI (Universtity Jaume I, Spain) Our partners Funded by CoRdiNet : 10KEuros Supported by NEREUS/ EURISY / EARSC / BELSPO Help from University of Strasbourg and Salzburg

Our hypothesis Women are part of the Copernicus experience ! But they are not always visible or not enough How to do that : survey background and career, barriers, facilitators, and education choices > From 21/07> 07/09 The project aims to identify opportunities and obstacles in the paths of these women, to inspire girls and women by bringing Women to the forefront of Copernicus Interview with open and personal questions > From 24/8 > 14/07

475 participants!!! SUCCES Women are in Copernicus First results > deeper analysis are on going They are well present in the Copernicus Programme They want to be visible They are proud of their jobs and want to talk about it They perceive that there is a gender bias in their workplace They proposed solutions and tools to make Copernicus more gender-balanced .

They are highly involved in Copernicus They are proud of their jobs: more than half of the participants described their favourite accomplishment in Copernicus These women are proud of their results obtained by data-processing, results that are often user-oriented and innovative Women are proud of the democratisation of data allowed by Copernicus The job satisfaction (4 on 5 levels score) is one of the top facilitators in their career

Most respondent women (95%) work in the operational and downstream services A big majority work on the Copernicus Downstream Service - close to the users they are using Copernicus data and services in various sectors of application The notion of user assistance, from training to support for operational service is omnipresent : [50%] more than half of the examples of achievements mentioned by these women are related to services or support dedicated to users

This survey confirms the existence of gender bias perceived during studies and careers Even with high education (more than 50% PhD), high expertise (around 4/5), excellent technical skills (more than 4/5) the hierarchical level of these women is not high (around 3/5). Still difficult to be a woman in Copernicus These women are proud of the results they obtained by data-processing, however only a few of them claim to be experts or to be proud of their high technical skills level

Being a minority is still the main barrier identified by the women taking this survey These women, with education in STEM (more than 75%), are identifying the barriers for the girls in choosing this kind of education : stereotypes, imbalances in gender figures, missing role-models and the messages transmitted in culture/television but also the lack of confidence mentioned by a lot of them.

How to improve the Copernicus system They proposed tools and solutions for changing the gender bias: Identify and give visibility to role models but also to all existing women as part of the system Mentoring system (men and women but with empathy and listening), Empathy in the management and team working Virtual places to talk, listen and share > networks of Women open to men but really dedicated to exchange personal experiences and expertise "close to human beings closer to Copernicus users" Psychological support to increase self-confidence of women: International connections and holistic vision: link to in-situ, link to other projects > real use of Copernicus Implementation of policies aimed at achieving gender balance in the workplace

A lot of material Thanks to all participants Effort of translating the survey > Main participants from these countries (France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, UK) less in Austria and Greece Report and results to be published on the website How would you describe your job satisfaction? (from 1 star "low" to 5 star "very high") When I was young, my family supported me in my training/professional choices.