How to find success as a woman in science
Bizcommunity
As children we are encouraged to dream big, and many young people – including young women and girls – aspire to a career in science.
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Speech: We must ensure that women’s participation becomes the norm
UN Women
Remarks by Lakshmi Puri, at the official UN commemoration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Making her case
BuzzFeed
After reporting that her college teammates had raped her, Laura Dunn could have stayed in the shadows. Instead, she drove a movement.
About a research council: ‘Hierarchies hinder fair assessments’
Genus.se
Men who apply for research grants are more often than women granted funding for long-term projects.
Female Cardiologists Less Likely Than Male Colleagues to Be Full Professors
TCTMD
A national study found that the differences between men and women could not be explained by known factors that influence academic rank.
New book: Being an Early Career Feminist Academic
Genus.se
In the new book twelve feminist researchers write about their experiences at academia today.
Ad Imagines A World Where We Treat Female Scientists Like Celebrities
The Huffington Post
And it’s awesome.
ETSU looks to fire professor over sexual harassment allegations
ETSU
ETSU is trying to terminate a tenured music professor following allegations that he sexually harassed two faculty members in his department.
Analysis finds gender bias in peer-reviewer picks
Science News
Both men and women ask too few women to review scientific papers.
The World’s Most International Universities 2017
Times Higher Education
The institutions with the strongest global connections have a ‘cultural disposition’ to think beyond borders.
Norwegian academia opposes Trump's immigration order
Khrono
The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions (UHR) is concerned by the consequences of US president Trump’s suspension of immigration.
Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age six, study shows
stuff.co.nz
Why do so few women end up in physics, mathematics and other fields traditionally associated with "brilliance"?
Report: 'Being a foreigner is no advantage'
Work Research Institute
Career paths and barriers for immigrants in Norwegian academia.
EU Prize for Women Innovators
European Commission
Meet the 12 finalists of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2017.
Gender wage gap among Penn faculty
The Daily Pennsylvanian
City Hall has moved to pass a bill addressing the issue of wage inequality between females and males, prompting a much-needed discussion about discrepancies between professor's incomes.
Strengthening ties among women in physics
Harvard Gazette
Conference connects undergrads in a still-lopsided field.