The steel industry has been one of the basic industries in both Sweden and Finland. It is in a process of change, where research and development play an increasingly prominent role. In Sweden in particular, there is also an ambition to increase the number of women in the industry. This study is based on interviews and workshops with 12 women working in researcher or managerial positions in the Swedish steel industry. Their experiences show that employing more women in the industry is not enough to make effective use of the female talent pool, nor to increase gender equality. Besides belonging to a gender minority, women often had different backgrounds and career paths from their male colleagues, and their organizations need to be able to recognize the value of untraditional characteristics. The organizational environment determined whether these women became just an improvement in gender statistics or real gains in the quest for competence.

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钢铁行业中的女性：角落里或有机会

钢铁业一直是瑞典和芬兰的基础产业之一。在变化的过程中，研究和开发发挥着越来越重要的作用。特别是在瑞典，也有增加该行业女性人数的雄心。这项研究是基于对12名在瑞典钢铁行业担任研究人员或管理职位的妇女的采访和讲习班的基础。他们的经验表明，在该行业雇用更多妇女不足以有效利用女性人才库，也不足以促进性别平等。除了属于性别少数群体之外，女性与男性同事通常具有不同的背景和职业道路，其组织需要能够认识到非传统特征的价值。