THEY are often seen as the poor relations of the European Union, but in one resource the former communist countries to the east are richer: women are far better represented in science.
As in western Europe, women in the east seem to be mainly in the poorer-paying teaching posts, while men have seized the more profitable research positions. But the ENWISE (Enlarge “Women in Science” to East) Expert Group, whose report was published on 30 January, also found that in the 10 countries that are about to join the EU – most on the 1 May this year, with Bulgaria…
