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Women Continue Their Ascent In Science And Technology Sectors

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

June 2, 2026

Women accounted for more than half of the science and technology workforce in both Cyprus and the European Union in 2025, according to Eurostat data, reflecting the growing role of female professionals across knowledge-intensive sectors. In Cyprus, women represented 51.8% of workers in science and technology occupations, while across the EU their share reached 52.5%.

Robust Growth Across The European Union

Across the EU, 81.6 million people aged 15 to 74 were employed in science and technology-related roles in 2025. That represented an increase of 1.8%, or approximately 1.5 million workers, compared with 2024. Since 2015, employment in the sector has grown by 25.3%. Women accounted for 42.8 million of those workers, representing 52.5% of the total science and technology workforce. Female participation increased by 2.3 percentage points compared with 2024 and was nearly 28% higher than a decade earlier.

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Diversification And Elevated Representation

Science and technology employment extends beyond traditional STEM occupations and includes a broad range of professional and technical roles across physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences and humanities. Although women now represent a majority of the overall workforce in these sectors, they remain underrepresented among scientists and engineers. In 2025, women accounted for 40.8% of professionals in those occupations. Even so, female participation in scientific and engineering roles has increased significantly. The number of women working as scientists and engineers rose from 5.3 million in 2015 to 8.2 million in 2025, representing a growth of 54.4%.

Regional Discrepancies Across Europe

There are pronounced regional variances within the EU. The highest rates of female participation in science and technology were reported in Latvia (62.4%), Hungary’s Great Plain and North region (61.1%), and Estonia (60.5%). Conversely, regions such as Corsica in France (42.7%), Malta (46.0%), and Italy’s Centro region (47.2%) recorded considerably lower figures.

The Pivotal Role Of Scientists And Engineers

Scientists and engineers accounted for approximately 24.8% of the overall science and technology workforce across the EU. Germany employed the largest number of professionals in these occupations, with 4.2 million scientists and engineers. Despite steady progress in recent years, the gender gap in scientific and engineering roles remains wider than in the broader science and technology workforce, highlighting the continued challenge of achieving more balanced representation in technical professions.

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A New Twitter-Inspired Social Network Is Taking Shape

by News Editor

August 27, 2026

A new social network called Twitter.now is entering the market, with a founding team that includes former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates. The service is being developed by startup Operation Bluebird.

As Ars Technica reported, X sued the company last year and asked a Delaware judge to block the launch. Operation Bluebird argued in a petition that X had abandoned trademarks including “Twitter” and “Tweet.”

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Coates has said the project is not an attempt to recreate the original Twitter. In a LinkedIn post, he described the platform as a new public space focused on trust, transparency and user choice.

AI System To Rate Posts

Twitter.now is currently being tested, with early access priced at $20. Its main feature is VERA, an AI system designed to evaluate posts, verify claims and provide sources and context.

Posts receive a trust score, with users eventually able to set a minimum score to filter their feeds. The company says this approach will give people more control over what they see instead of leaving those decisions entirely to an algorithm.

Moderation Remains A Challenge

Scaling moderation will be one of the platform’s biggest tests. Social networks have repeatedly struggled with content moderation as their communities grow, and newer platforms such as Bluesky have faced similar criticism.

Operation Bluebird says VERA will form the basis of its moderation and verification system. A second version is already planned, with expanded tools that would let users set a specific trust threshold for the posts appearing in their feeds.

For now, Twitter.now remains in an early testing phase, combining the familiarity of the Twitter name with an AI-driven approach to evaluating online information.