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| Abbreviation | EPWS |
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| Legal status | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Umberella network of women scientists and organisations committed to gender equality in research in all disciplines. |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
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The European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS is an umbrella organisation bringing together networks of women scientists and organisations committed to gender equality in research in all disciplines[1] in Europe 27 and the countries associated to the European Union’s Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development. The Platform welcomes researchers working in any discipline and working in science in its widest sense, ranging from natural to social sciences, including, but not restricted to, science, engineering and technology. EPWS currently counts more than 100 member organisations, together working for more than 12.000 women researchers all over Europe active in academia and in industrial research.
- ^ "Gender Balance as a Precondition – Requirements for a Strong Scientific Culture in the European Research Area, book contribution by Maren Jochimsen and Brigitte Mühlenbruch, in: Encouragement to Advance – Supporting Women in European Science Careers, Anke Lipinsky (ed.), cews.Beiträge Frauen in Wissenschaft und Forschung No.5, Bielefeld: Kleine Verlag 2009, pp. 11-24" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.