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Posts Tagged ‘gender’ (19 articles found)

Women in Science Forum

04/11/2008

Recruiting, Hiring and Promoting Researchers in Europe

Despite laws, regulations, good intentions and undisputed progress, women scientists in the European Union still suffer from job discrimination. Old-boy networks and old-fashioned gender bias are alive and well. Italian biophysicist Federica Migliardo writes that such practices not only perpetuate unfair treatment for women scientists, they also ensure that Europe will lose the global research race.

Women in Science Forum

04/11/2008

by Mary Osborn Same Author (2)

Speaking Out, Taking Action

Professor Mary Osborn's efforts have led to real change in the number of women in scientific decision-making positions in the European Union, but as she cautioned in her presentation of Point 6 of the Charter, Advocate for Diversity and Gender Equality, there's still much work to be done.

Women in Science Forum

01/07/2008

by Andrea Mantesso Same Author (2)

Brazil : towards a better situation for women in science

There is still much to be done, but recently enacted laws indicate that Brazilian attitudes toward women in the workplace-including women scientists--are changing for the better. Researcher Andrea Mantesso talks about the new directions her country is taking.

Science for a better future

01/07/2008

by Nagwa Abdel Meguid Same Author (3)

What Science Can Do for Women, What Women Can Do for Science

When acting as a role model for future generations, nothing inspires like inspiration. Dr. Nagwa Meguid, a professor of human genetics, uses her field as an example of what women can accomplish for science, for society and themselves. Genetics also happens to be the science that proved women are just as capable as men.

Women in Science Forum

01/07/2008

by Grace Oladunni Taylor Same Author (1)

Changing the lives of women science students

In her speech on the third point of the For Women in Science Commitment Charter, ''Encourage women scientists to act as agents of change,'' Dr. Grace Olandunni Taylor told of her efforts to make a real difference in the lives of women science students in her native Nigeria.

Women in Science Forum

03/03/2008

by Adeyinka Falusi Same Author (8)

How to give Women a Stronger Voice in Science

From pro-family policies in research labs to international databases compiling the scientific accomplishments of women, Professor Adeyinka Falusi writes of the measures needed to give women a stronger voice in science.

Women in Science Forum

03/03/2008

by Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Same Author (3)

The Many Paths of Change

According to Professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim there are as many ways for women to change the face of science as there are women scientists. Gender diversity, like racial diversity, can only enrich science and bring new approaches to meeting the challenges of the future.

Women in Science Forum

03/03/2008

by Anita Krisko Same Author (5)

Ladies Unite!

Women at the top can't possibly have well-adjusted children...It's easy to have it all...men are competitive rather than supportive... Bad ideas die hard, but structural biologist Anita Krisko would like to see us make an effort to kill them off as fast as possible.

Women in Science Forum

03/03/2008

by Diana Perez Staples Same Author (1)

How Women Contribute to Science: The Case of Behavioral Ecology

Women can and do bring a new dimension to science. Diana Perez Staples offers an intriguing example of what happened when women entered the field of behavioral ecology.

Women in Science Forum

03/03/2008

by Rehana Jauhangeer Same Author (5)

How Women Contribute to Changing the Face of Science

"We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained." The words of Marie Curie have inspired generations of women scientists, and Rehana Jauhangeer discusses ways society can help young women scientists believe in themselves.