Evaluation of Women in Science and Technology

Women in science and technology (WIST) are important for promoting national competitiveness. Especially for developing countries, to promote the contribution of WIST in the labor market, it is vital for national competitiveness. Therefore, to explore women's role in the economy is very important for developing countries (OECD, 2006). How to increase women's contribution in science and technology and enhance their productivity is a significant research subject. The WIST’s productivity must be understood. The productivity of WIST refers to the ratio of the amount of output that can be produced using the installed input. This research is to measure the productivity of 25 countries. In the process, a multiple criteria procedure is used to assess the WIST’s efficiency in these nations. The goal is increasing and improving WIST’s visibility and contribution in science and technological field. The paper shows that VIKOR and Entropy method is very appropriate for the development of such models. It is of special interest that this method provides the development of the multi-criteria evaluation models. A series of managerial implications are set forth and discussed.