A nők helyzete a magyar tudományos életben

Abstract

Although there was a strong expansion in the number of students and a feminization in higher education until 2012, this did not contribute to the decline of high gender segregation of disciplines or to the advancement of women in science. Moreover, many factors weaken the presence of women and hinder the reduction of gender segregation. This study, based on the most recent data (Felvi, CSO, MTA), presents patterns of horizontal and vertical segregation among women in the scientific field. Based on available international and domestic literature, the study seeks to find out why women’s initial headcount in higher education is disappearing at higher levels of the scientific career. This suggests that many institutional and political barriers to gender equality in higher education are present. The outcome is a higher education policy and practice strengthening women’s disadvantages, and the lack of alternative discourses about this topic. The paper intends to call attention to continuous wasting female talents in academia, which also reduces the innovation potential in Hungary.