Cyprus calls for more women in research at Brussels summit

Cyprus used the Women Who Built Europe Summit in Brussels to emphasise stronger female participation in research and innovation programmes and the example set by 35 Cypriot women across government, business and technology, as Chief Scientist Demetris Skourides said leadership mindset remains key to narrowing the gender gap.

Speaking during a high-level fireside chat at the Council of the European Union on March 17, Skourides said closing the gender gap requires “both structural policy and cultural transformation”...