Are Women in Science Any Better Off than in Ada Lovelace's Day?
On Ada Lovelace Day, we should rethink access to scientific fields, says researcher Jess Wade.
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Tired of Male-dominated Meetings, Leading Cancer Conference Makes Nearly All of Its Speakers Women
Tired of Male-dominated Meetings, Leading Cancer Conference Makes Nearly All of Its Speakers Women
October meeting in Germany reverses the usual gender ratio
Statement: CERN Stands for Diversity | Media and Press Relations
CERN considers the presentation delivered by an invited scientist during a workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender as highly offensive. It has therefore decided to remove the slides from the online repository, in line with a Code of Conduct that does not tolerate personal attacks and insults.
Gender Gap in Engineering
The Swiss Science Council reports that according to recent statistics, the gender gap in the technical sciences and engineering fields is still disproportionately high in Europe and North America. European countries with high-income have a surprisingly low proportion of female engineers in research and industry, in comparison to developing countries like Eastern Europe, Central and South Asia and Latin America.
Top US Science Agency Unveils Hotly Anticipated Harassment Policy
The National Science Foundation's rules for reporting harassment by grant recipients are the strictest yet instituted by a US government science agency.
Men and Women Use Their Time Differently, but Everyone Works Too Much
Women in Science Take on Sexual Harassment
With weapons ranging from Title IX complaints to online petitions to creating new policies for federally funded agencies, #MeToo has entered the research lab.
Can Lifestyle Preferences Help Explain the Persistent Gender Gap in Academia?
Gender Quotas and Targets Would Speed up Progress on Gender Equity in Academia
Role Models Tell Girls That STEM’s for Them in New Campaign
The Ad Council - along with G.E., Google, IBM, Microsoft and Verizon - is trying to encourage girls ages 11 to 15 to get involved in science, technology, engineering and math.
This Woman Discovered Scintillating Deep-Space Objects, and Her Male Colleague Got the Nobel Prize
This Woman Discovered Scintillating Deep-Space Objects, and Her Male Colleague Got the Nobel Prize
Jocelyn Bell Burnell's skills on the radio telescope were on point. Following the discovery of pulsars, Bell Burnell faced casual sexism from the media and public as well.
When It Comes to Sexual Harassment, Academia Is Fundamentally Broken
Even after reading every single related news article, it is still worth reading the 300-plus page National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report on Sexual Harassment in its entirety. The report lays out why academia is fundamentally broken and incapable of dealing with harassment.
When a Female C.E.O. Leaves, the Glass Ceiling Is Restored
Even at companies run by prominent women — where it seems that gender diversity has made great strides — why is a female leader hardly ever replaced by another woman?
Tokyo Medical School Admits Changing Results to Exclude Women
Tokyo Medical School Admits Changing Results to Exclude Women
University manipulated test scores for more than a decade to ensure more men became doctors.
Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way
Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way
Here we pay tribute to some of the most courageous, innovative, and determined genius female inventors while we walk through their remarkable discoveries and try to imagine how hard it was for them at times.
Rosalind Franklin and the Damage of Gender Harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed - and what hasn’t.
Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed
Researcher Jess Wade says efforts to attract girls into science are not evidence-based – and are not working.
Illuminating Women's Hidden Contribution to the Foundation of Theoretical Population Genetics
Illuminating Women's Hidden Contribution to the Foundation of Theoretical Population Genetics
A study documenting acknowledgment sections and identified "acknowledged programmers" in Theoretical Population Biology articles published between 1970 and 1990. While only 7% of authors were women, 43% of acknowledged programmers were women.
‘Look happy dear, you’ve just made a discovery’ - Physics World
Sarah Tesh and Jess Wade describe Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s highs and lows, as revealed in her recent IOP President’s Medal lecture.
Women Making Science Videos on YouTube Face Hostile Comments
After studying 23,005 comments left on videos about science and related topics, a researcher says, “I could see why people would not want to be on YouTube.”
Male Scientists Are Far More Likely to Be Referred to by Their Last Names, Impacting Status and Awards
Male Scientists Are Far More Likely to Be Referred to by Their Last Names, Impacting Status and Awards
The same gender disparity goes for politicians, athletes, and other high-profile figures
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