Women and Science Committee Organization

On 30th September 2002, the Steering Committee of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in accordance with a favourable report from the Science Advisory Committee on the proposal of its president, Rolf Tarrach, approved the creation of the Women and Science Committee (CMYC).


The Committee was created with the aim of:

  • Advising the Presidency of the CSIC on issues related to the promotion of the beginning and subsequent career of women scientists in the institution.
  • Studying the possible causes that might difficult both the access and the career of women in the CSIC.
  • Proposing to the Presidency possible actions designed to promote the access and promotion of women in the CSIC according to the current laws in this specific field.
  • Analysing the existence of biases and deficiencies historically introduced within the science development due to the low presence of women in scientific institutions and in its governing bodies and proposing, in appropriate cases, corrective measures.

PRESIDENT

Dª. Rosa Mª Menéndez López

CSIC President

COMMITTEE DEPUTY-CHAIRPERSON:

Dª. Pilar López Sancho

Research Professor. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales (ICMM-CSIC)

SPOKESPERSONS DESIGNATED BY SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL AREAS:

Penélope González Sampériz

Research Scientist. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC)

Isabel Márquez Pérez

Research Scientist. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IIA-CSIC)

Carmen Mayoral Gastón

Senior Scientist. Instituto de Carboquímica (IC-CSIC)

Ana Mª Navas Izquierdo

Research Scientist. Estación Experimental Aula Dei (EEAD-CSIC)

María Ángeles del Pozo Bayón

Senior Scientist. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL-CSIC)

Francisca Puertas Maroto

Research Professor. Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETCC-CSIC)

María Jesús Santesmases Navarro

Research Professor. Instituto de Filosofía (IF-CSIC)

Teresa Suárez González

Senior Professor. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC)

SPOKESPERSON DESIGNATED BY THE CSIC’S PRESIDENCY:

Jesús González Ayuso (Secretary of the Committee)

President’s Office Coordinator