Willumsen started his extensive artistic production with a number of symbolistic works, created in Paris in the 1890s, where he was in contact with Paul Gauguin, among others. After the turn of the century, Willumsen turned to nature and in several large works he showed man in close contact with the ocean and the mountains. A museum for J. F. Willumsen's work was established in Frederikssund in 1957. The report is focussing on the subject women and research. There are not enough women in Danish research.
Women comprise one half of the population but only every fifth researcher is a woman.
Women constitute an important resource for the improvement of the quality of research. Denmark is cheating itself when it does not make full use in research of women s potentialities. The lack of equal status in research is a problem for society, which politicians are taking seriously. In Sweden and Germany, for example, a range of special steps have been taken to ensure more women in top positions in research. The EU is also giving greater priority to equality.