On espérait donc, en dépit de la lente progression de tous ces nombres, accélérer le processus en offrant des programmes d'appui aux candidates féminines qui répondaient aux critères d'excellence et faciliter ainsi leur accès à des postes dans les universités.
So the hope was that even though all these numbers are rising slowly, one could accelerate that process by having faculty awards made available to women candidates who met the criteria for excellence, and that this would somehow make it easier for them to aspire to university faculty positions.