Women in Scientific Careers : Unleashing the Potential Women have made important contributions to research and innovation in OECD countries but their potential remains largely untapped. While women account for more than half of university graduates in several OECD countries they receive only 30% of tertiary degrees granted in science and engineering fields. Not suprisingly women account for only 25% to 35% of researchers in most OECD countries. The gender gap in science is greatest in Japan Korea Austria and Switzerland. The researcher gender gap is smaller in countries such as the Slovak Republic Greece Portugal Spain and New Zealand. Whe