Women are part of the Copernicus experience. They are sometimes hidden but they are present in the production flow of the Earth Observation / Geoinformation / Copernicus (EO/GI/Copernicus) domains. The professions related to Copernicus, Earth Observation and Geo-graphics are very varied: physicist, geographer, computer scientist, environmentalist, geomatician, oceanographer, researcher, civil servant, consultant, urban planner, entrepreneur, etc. Women still occupy few of these positions with a strong technical component.

The "Women in Copernicus" project want to give a voice and a face to the women who work with Copernicus, be them experts in the analysis of satellite data or users of Copernicus services in various fields of application. It aims to identify opportunities and obstacles in the paths of these women, and also to inspire girls and women by bringing Women in Copernicus to the forefront of Copernicus.

This project is funded by CoRdiNet (www.Cordinet.net), supported by NEREUS (Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies www.nereus-regions.eu), EURISY (European association of space agencies, www.eurisy.org) and EARSC (European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, www.earsc.org), and is led by BreTel (Brittany Remote Sensing Group, France), SPW (Public Service of Wallonia, Belgium) and UJI (Universtity Jaume I, Spain). The University of Strasbourg (France) and Salzburg (Austria) are partners.