'SHE IS AN ASTRONOMER' QUESTIONNAIRE
1. NAME:
2. INSTITUTION:
3. CITY AND COUNTRY:
4. STAGE OF YOUR CAREER:
(your position as it is described in your country)
5. NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE YOU GOT YOUR MAXIMUM ACADEMIC DEGREE:
(If you are a student, ignore this question)
6. SENIOR POSITION ACHIEVED:
7. DO YOU FEEL IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO GET A JOB OR A PROMOTION IN COMPARISON WITH MALE ASTRONOMERS ?
(For example, typically how long to get tenure/permanent position for men and women in your institution?)
8. ARE WOMEN UNDER-REPRESENTED IN YOUR INSTITUTION ?
(What percentage of permanent/senior staff are women?)
9. FAMILY STATUS:
(partner?, children?, grandchildren?, elderly parents?)
10. HAVE YOU HAD CAREER BREAKS?
(like maternity leaves, following your partner to a job in another city/country, etc.)
HOW DIFFICULT DID YOU FIND THE RETURN TO YOUR WORK?
11. HOW MANY HOURS PER DAY DO YOU NORMALLY DEDICATE TO WORK?
12. WHAT WOULD MOST HELP YOU ADVANCE YOUR CAREER?
13. WHAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD YOU MAKE TO YOUNG WOMEN STARTING THEIR CAREER IN ASTRONOMY?