Supporting Behaviour, Not Sex: The Women in Science Debate Re‐Framed…
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DOI: 10.1002/bies.201700230
Abstract: I know of a recent case where, thinking it an emancipated thing to do, a young father who had taken paternity leave applied for a research funding grant intended for women after maternity leave/child-raising leave.… read more here.
Keywords: supporting behaviour; behaviour sex; sex; behaviour ... See more keywords
Factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of women in science careers worldwide: a literature review
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DOI: 10.1007/s11218-020-09558-y
Abstract: The paper analyses the literature related to the underrepresentation of women in the scientific field to identify the factors that affect this underrepresentation worldwide. This literature review covers 470 papers—published in journals with the highest… read more here.
Keywords: underrepresentation women; review; women science; worldwide literature ... See more keywords
Women and science: a political economy preface
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DOI: 10.1007/s40888-022-00258-8
Abstract: (I) As Editor-in-Chief of Economia Politica. Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics (EPOL), I have been strongly involved in promoting this Special Issue on a theme that is both contemporary and critical. I am honoured… read more here.
Keywords: political economy; women science; special issue; preface ... See more keywords
New awards aim to celebrate women in science
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-04323-w
Abstract: Prizes will reward outstanding scientific discovery and exceptional efforts to engage girls and young women in science.Prizes will reward outstanding scientific discovery and exceptional efforts to engage girls and young women in science. read more here.
Keywords: new awards; aim celebrate; celebrate women; women science ... See more keywords
Celebrating women in science
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DOI: 10.1038/s41556-018-0190-4
Abstract: Open discourse to identify challenges and devise solutions is essential to abolish gender inequalities globally and in science. In our ‘Focus on Women in Science’, we celebrate the achievements and consider the concerns of women… read more here.
Keywords: science; women science; biology; celebrating women ... See more keywords
‘All your dreadful scientific things’: women, science and education in the years around 1900
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DOI: 10.1080/0046760x.2016.1273406
Abstract: Abstract In the years around 1900, more women were benefiting from a university education and using it as a pathway to acquiring research expertise and contributing to the development of scientific knowledge. Although numbers were… read more here.
Keywords: around 1900; years around; education; women science ... See more keywords
A Decade of GigaScience: Women in Science: Past, Present, and Future
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DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giac069
Abstract: Abstract Over the last decade, women have made decisive advances in increasing equality in science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM), but they still do not rival that of men. Many mechanisms to reduce gender discrimination… read more here.
Keywords: science; gigascience women; women science; decade ... See more keywords
Profiles of women in science: Carmen Sandi, President of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
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DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14271
Abstract: The subject of our next installment in the series “Profiles of Women in Science” (Helmreich, Bolam, & Foxe, 2017) is Dr. Carmen Sandi. Our goal for this series was to bring recognition to successful women… read more here.
Keywords: federation european; president federation; neuroscience; carmen sandi ... See more keywords
Arab women in science
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0631
Abstract: It's a common trope that Arab women lack equality of opportunity and freedom to engage with the world. The received wisdom is that they are prevented from pursuing an education and a career by religious… read more here.
Keywords: arab women; science; women science; science arab ... See more keywords
Do women in science form more diverse research networks than men? An analysis of Spanish biomedical scientists
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238229
Abstract: This paper examines the role of gender in the formation of research collaboration networks, by investigating the composition of networks through connections to diverse professional communities. Drawing on an ego network approach, we examine gender… read more here.
Keywords: research; biomedical scientists; gender; research networks ... See more keywords
Editorial: In celebration of women in science: Structural biology
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DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1174561
Abstract: Why do we still have to celebrate women in science, why are women in science not a normality? For decades women have been underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) at universities and occupations. As… read more here.
Keywords: aggregation; structural biology; research; chemistry ... See more keywords