1 regional trends of 2013 1.1 latin america , caribbean 1.2 eastern europe, west , central asia 1.3 southeast europe 1.4 european union 1.5 australia, new zealand , usa 1.6 south asia 1.7 southeast asia 1.8 arab states 1.9 sub-saharan africa regional trends of 2013 the global figures mask wide disparities 1 region another. in southeast europe, instance, women researchers have obtained parity and, @ 44%, on verge of doing in central asia , latin america , caribbean. in european union, on other hand, 1 in 3 (33%) researchers woman, compared 37% in arab world. women better represented in sub-saharan africa (30%) in south asia (17%). there wide intraregional disparities. women make 52% of researchers in philippines , thailand, instance, , close parity in malaysia , viet nam, yet 1 in 3 researchers woman in indonesia , singapore. in japan , republic of korea, 2 countries characterized high researcher densities , technological sophistication, few 15% , 18% of researchers respectively women. ...