L’Oreal Adria and the Croatian Commission for UNESCO at the Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday in Zagreb the National Scholarship Program for Young and Talented Female Scientists “For Women in Science” for 2008, which will be held for the second consecutive year.
The aim of this program is to encourage greater participation of women in science, who, according to global research, are less represented here than their male counterparts. As emphasized by L’Oreal’s General Director Philippe Cornu, this time three promising Croatian female scientists currently preparing their doctorates will each receive a scholarship of 4,000 euros, and they can submit their applications to the Ministry of Culture from today until November 5. – One of the main goals of the program is to achieve greater equality for women in science and society in general – said Cornu, adding that in L’Oreal’s research laboratories around the world, 55 percent of researchers are women who are responsible for most innovations.
As part of the presentation, a round table was held on the topic “Women in Science – Women in Business,” featuring academician Sibila Jelaska, Helena Jasna Mencer, former rector of the University of Zagreb, Prof. Dr. Smiljana Leinert Novosel, Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Zagreb, Radojka Olić, President of the Management Board of Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank Croatia, Ivana Šoljan, Member of the Management Board of T-HT, and Biserka Fižulić, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Magma. Smiljana Leinart Novosel pointed out that there is an evident gap between what women can achieve and what they ultimately manage to realize in the business world.
