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Academic housekeeping: Women’s work?
Margeret Thatcher at work as a research chemist in 1950.Christ Water/Getty Despite recent strides toward gender equity in academia, US female faculty members continue to perform more uncompensated...
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Lost in translation
You may not be an English native speaker, but that shouldn’t be an obstacle in science, says Elena Blanco-Suárez. Science is universal. Broken English is the language of science. Therefore, according...
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Gender gap in US science PhD degrees persists
It’s no surprise that the number of PhD degrees in scientific and related disciplines conferred upon US students has leapt by half in the past decade — from about 18,000 in 2006 to more than 27,000 in...
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Taking the long way to international development
How Panagiotis Vagenas ended up withdrawing from NIH funding for a research position with a non-governmental organization. I work for Project Concern International (PCI), an international development...
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How to fix your separation anxiety
Navigate your career as a woman scientist at the right pace to avoid physical and psychological burnout, says Komal Atta I write this as I wait outside my toddler’s summer preschool. It’s the same...
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Multidisciplinary research: pros and cons
By bringing together experts from different disciplines we can find the solutions for today’s global challenges. Having spent a year in a multidisciplinary research group, Mit Bhavsar shares his...
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Diversity: Reasons to be cheerful, part 1
Delivering workplace diversity in science takes time but there is cause for optimism. David Payne reports on a new collaborative approach between the Francis Crick Institute, Wellcome, and...
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Different “Me”s open up a new world on a personal and scientific level
Haruka Yuminaga’s experience moving back to Japan has been a challenge — but has helped her become a better scientist. A light grey room is filled with 23 grey desks, scattered in pens and books. In...
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Mentoring: A powerful tool
By Virginia Gewin westend61/Getty A free mentoring toolkit that helps female Middle Eastern scientists around the world to find and support one another is available online. Rana Dajani, a molecular...
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Dealing with dyslexia: Let’s redefine the term “smart”
Collin Diedrich Despite having a PhD in molecular virology and microbiology, Collin Diedrich’s dyslexia caused him to doubt his intelligence in a world where “smartness” is revered. But having this...
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Growing the next generation of scientists
Scientists have a duty to inspire the next generation of students. To do this, we need greater interaction with young people and the local community. Naturejobs journalism competition winner Jessica...
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The struggles of female and underrepresented scientists
Initiatives to increase diversity among faculty members—particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)—have prompted efforts to track university recruitment and retention of women...
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Tackling the #manel problem
Female scientists give fewer colloquium talks than do their male counterparts, finds a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, the latest in a lengthy string of...
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Podcast: Family life, career life: making it work
Transitioning from academia to industry is a common direction for a career move. But it is possible to move the other way, even as a mother of five children? In this podcast we share Paula Littlejohn’s...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2018: A Naturejobs roundup
Whilst young scientists working in academia today might face huge problems, women within that group face larger problems still, many of which we cover across Naturejobs. To mark International Women’s...
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Where are the female first and last authors?
Women remain under-represented in many areas of science, but they are especially scarce in the pages of high-impact journals, according to an analysis published online 2 March in bioRxiv. Researchers...
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Fewer women lead top universities
Female leadership at the world’s top 200 universities in an international ranking fell this year to 17%, according to a report – a reminder that gender equity in science remains a distant goal. The...
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Women in science: Building (and drawing) the right role models
bysunnyscott Scientists must recognise progress in the advancement of equality, but there is more to be done, Jack Leeming discovers at the 2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards. Amy Austin...
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Gender inequality in the sciences: Why is it still with us?
Women make up 50% of our community. That should include science. There are simple steps universities and research institutes can take to make it happen, says Kate Christian. When I was struggling...
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Last-author spot tough to nail for scientists who are not white or male
Many scientists mark the evolution of their careers by publications: Their first paper, their first stint as a lead author, the first time they earn a final or senior spot. But for women and members of...
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