Workshop on international cross-comparisons as a research strategy The European research project WOMENG 'Creating cultures of success for women engineers' is organising a workshop on 'International cross-comparisons as a research strategy', to take place in Kosice, Slovakia, on 14 January 2005.The main topics to be addressed include:- spec... 14 January 2005 - 14 January 2005 Slovakia The European research project WOMENG 'Creating cultures of success for women engineers' is organising a workshop on 'International cross-comparisons as a research strategy', to take place in Kosice, Slovakia, on 14 January 2005.The main topics to be addressed include:- specific difficulties in the field, translation problems;- ensuring comparability without losing local specificity: the construction of common classifications and indicators;- tools for analysis of qualitative data in comparisons;- comparison as a research strategy;- Is gender a category as any other? How is it socially constructed in the different European countries? What does it imply for comparative research?For further information, please consult the following web address:http://www.insa-lyon.fr/womengOr contact:Natasa UrbancikovaE-mail: Natasa.Urbancikova@tuke.sk
