Women constitute more than one third of scientists in China,
according to
an international seminar on women in science recently held in Beijing.
"More than 70 women are academicians of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences(CAS) or the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), said Deng
Nan, vice
president of the China Association for Science and Technology, at the
seminar.
However, the proportion of women technicians and
engineers are significantlylow in the engineering field," said Shi
Liying, deputy secretary-general of
the CAE.
"Currently, the CAE has 38 female academicians, only accounting for
5.4percent of the total," Shi said.
The China Association for women Scientists was officially established
duringthe meeting, with the aim to help women scientists give full play
to their
role in economic and social development.
The seminar, which attracted scholars from some other developing
countries
such as Egypt, India and Mexico, focused on five topics including the
relationship between women and science, how to attract more women into
the
field of science and major factors behind the success of female
scientists.