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TU/e resumes preferential policy for hiring female scientists
TU/e will resume the Irène Curie Fellowship (ICF) program in a modified form. The adjustments to the program leave the goal intact: at least 30% female researchers among the permanent academic staff by 2024. For each job group (assistant professor, associate professor or full professor) and each department, individual decisions will now be made on whether a vacancy becomes part of the ICF program.
The ICF program began in the summer of 2019. By opening up academic jobs exclusively to female applicants for six months, the aim was to achieve a greater balance between men and women in academic positions. The measure was met with widespread support and criticism. In May 2020, the program was halted because of a ruling by The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (Het College voor de Rechten van de Mens, CRM). It ruled that TU/e’s approach of opening up jobs exclusively to women was not proportional.