1. Women2020:
EU women innovating for sustainable,
smart & inclusive growth
Cheryl D. Miller
European Centre for Women & Technology (Belgium)
greenlight for girls, asbl
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2. I have a vision.
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3. Girls will save the world.
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4. It’s urgent!
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5. Top scientists are getting worried
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6. “We need to be worried... Risk has already
increased dramatically.”
- Maarten Van Aalst, Co-Author
“Global warming is increasing the risk of
disaster ...The risk will become greater as the future
gets hotter."
- Michael Oppenheimer, Co-Author
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, November 2011
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7. Rex Features The Guardian
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8. “The door is closing. I am very worried – if we
don't change direction now on how we use energy, we
will end up beyond what scientists tell us is the
minimum [for safety]. The door will be closed
forever.”
-Fatih Birol, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency
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9. Material/physical growth is no longer
possible!
Club of Rome “Limits to Growth” Report 1972
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10. Unlimited Growth:
• Empathy
• Compassion
• Love
• Wisdom
• Harmony
• Knowledge
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11. Women have a
profound, positive
contribution to make!
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12. Economically
“[F]rom the 1970s until today, the fact that more
women entered the work force was a big driver of
GDP growth. In a snapshot, the number of women
participating in the work force went from about 41% to
56% over a 40-year period. If they didn't join the work
force, that would have been a 25% hit to GDP.
-Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Co.
WSJ CEO Council Interview, 21 November 2011
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14. Morally
“[C]ompanies with more women on their boards of
directors and in senior positions tended to have more
active corporate philanthropy efforts, and to give more
money, than those with fewer women at high levels .” .
-Harvard Study, July 2011
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15. Socially
Women involuntarily imitate other peoples’ emotional
expressions more than men—a behavior thought to
reflect increased activity of “mirror neurons,” cells in
the brain that activate both when someone performs
an action and when he or she sees someone else
perform that same action.
-Scandinavian Journal of Psychology Study, 1995
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16. Health, Wellbeing,
Everything!
“Evidence shows that with equal access to education,
training and means, women can raise the living
standards of their families and inject new life into the
local economy...
“Women also play a key role in guaranteeing food
security for the entire household. In the hands of
women, food is far more likely to reach the mouths of
needy children...”
-World Food Programme, October 2010
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18. Women in R&D Today
Researchers: 30%
(Private Sector 19%)
Sr. Academics:
Business &
Academia
Execs: 13%
Board:
3%
Source: DG Research & Innovation
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20. Beware the Pitfalls!
Source: Innovation Union Competitiveness Report 2011
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21. Competitiveness
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22. EU2020:
• 1 Vision
• 3 Priorities
• 5 Targets
• 7 Flagship Initiatives
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23. EU2020 Targets:
Employment
◦ 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
1. R&D / innovation
◦ 3% of the EU's GDP (public and private combined) to be invested in R&D/
innovation
2. Climate change / energy
◦ greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right)
lower than 1990
◦ 20% of energy from renewables
◦ 20% increase in energy efficiency
3. Education
◦ Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
◦ at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
4. Poverty / social exclusion
◦ at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
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24. Where are the
Women?
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25. Everywhere!
1. Employment
◦ 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
2. R&D / innovation
◦ 3% of the EU's GDP (public and private combined) to be invested in R&D/
innovation
3. Climate change / energy
◦ greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower
than 1990
◦ 20% of energy from renewables
◦ 20% increase in energy efficiency
4. Education
◦ Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
◦ at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
5. Poverty / social exclusion
◦ at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social
exclusion
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26. And Nowhere.
1. Employment
◦ 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
2. R&D / innovation
◦ 3% of the EU's GDP (public and private combined) to be invested in R&D/
innovation
3. Climate change / energy
◦ greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower
than 1990
◦ 20% of energy from renewables
◦ 20% increase in energy efficiency
4. Education
◦ Reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
◦ at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
5. Poverty / social exclusion
◦ at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social
exclusion
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27. 7 Flagship Initiatives
Smart growth
• Digital agenda for Europe
• Innovation Union
• Youth on the move
Sustainable growth
• Resource efficient Europe
• An industrial policy for the globalisation era
Inclusive growth
• An agenda for new skills and jobs
• European platform against poverty
Again, it’s the same...
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28. Everywhere.
Smart growth
• Digital agenda for Europe
• Innovation Union
• Youth on the move
Sustainable growth
• Resource efficient Europe
• An industrial policy for the globalisation era
Inclusive growth
• An agenda for new skills and jobs
• European platform against poverty
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29. Nowhere.
Smart growth
• Digital agenda for Europe
• Innovation Union
• Youth on the move
Sustainable growth
• Resource efficient Europe
• An industrial policy for the globalisation era
Inclusive growth
• An agenda for new skills and jobs
• European platform against poverty
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30. Innovation Union:
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31. “Smarter policy design
- building on diversity”
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32. Help!
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33. So what do we do?
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34. “Innovation”
Source: www.merriam-webster.com
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35. Innovation?
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36. Restore Balance
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37. Some REAL Innovation!
• Women2020: Women-specific Targets in
EU2020
• Greenlightforgirls.org
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38. “Horizon2020 is the son of FP7.”
-Twitter, DG General Director 2011
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39. Women2020
Vision for Women in Europe: Women2020?
Concrete Objectives
SMART Indicators (EIGE)
Accountability: Politicians, CEOs,
Ourselves
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40. greenlight for girls
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41. The foundation
• Brussels-based, international mission to “promote STEM
to girls of all ages & backgrounds”
• Five board members with operational roles: Belgium, US,
DRC & India
• Carrying out events, research & projects
‣ promoting STEM to girls in a fun, hands-on way
‣ promoting female role models in STEM to girls,
boys & society-at-large
• Flagship Events:
‣ Greenlight@Brussels Day 2011
‣ Greenlight@School
‣ Greenlight@Work
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42. Our First Year
20 global events
50-300 girls each time: All ages, but mainly 10-15, for now
10-100 volunteers: Professional women & exceptional
men from STEM-related fields
2011: Belgium, Holland, Hungary, US, India, Africa
2012 (planned): eSkills Week (Belgium), UK, Denmark, Italy,
Switzerland, Brazil, ...
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43. Contact:
Cheryl D. Miller
European Director – Technology Chair
www.greenlightforgirls.org
Facebook: Greenlight for Girls
Twitter: @green4girls
CEO, Zen Digital Europe
www.zendigital.be
Facebook: EUWomen
Twitter: @euwomen
Email: cheryl@zendigital.be
Mobile: +32 479 977 767
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Editor's Notes
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has focused not just on global warming but also on climate change's affect on extreme weather phenomena, and their report on the topic is super-scary. Says lead author Maarten van Aalst,\nWe need to be worried. And our response needs to anticipate disasters and reduce risk before they happen rather than wait until after they happen and clean up afterward. ... Risk has already increased dramatically.\nAdds co-author Michael Oppenheimer, "Global warming is increasing the risk of disaster and already makes dealing with several types of disaster, like heat waves, more difficult. The risk will become greater as the future gets hotter."\n\n
