Roberta Schaller-Steidl has been with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture since 1996, where she was predominantly responsible for the promotion of women in science and research in the field of higher education. I

In 2004, she was named Chief of the unit overseeing and managing the European Social Fund projects relating to women in science and programs for the promotion of women at universities.

Schaller-Steidl holds a Ph.D. in European Ethnology from the University of Graz, Austria.

• Advancement of Women in Austrian Universities - Framework and Concrete Initiatives for the Advancement of Women in Austrian Universities (July 20, 2004)