gender discrimination

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation says it hopes that adding a randomization step to its award process will reduce implicit biases in selection and lead to funding more innovative, impactful research.

The Scientist spoke with University of California, San Francisco, neuroscientist Eleanor Palser about her study’s finding that women, especially those working outside the US, are underrepresented in some areas of academic publishing.

The organizers behind a Mothers in Science conference say that it’s time academia provide more support to researchers who are pregnant or looking after children.

The National Academy of Sciences is reviewing complaints about astronomer Geoffrey Marcy and geneticist Francisco Ayala, who left their academic positions following investigations at their institutions.

Constantine Stratakis, who was due to lead an institute at McGill University Health Centre, was the subject of eight equal employment opportunity complaints at his last job at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

The embattled organization is left with only one member of the leadership—the group’s founder, BethAnn McLaughlin, who is accused of bullying.

The results shed light on a research culture that encourages “unkind and aggressive conditions.”

As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues.

If members don’t explicitly believe gender discrimination exists, they allow implicit stereotypes to sway their decision-making, according to a new analysis of real-world hiring decisions.

More than 20 percent of survey respondents said they had experienced some form of harassment within the last 12 months.

Overall, men received more money on average, but R01s were an exception.

Event organizers are taking criticism for choosing to exclude men from giving talks.

2018 brought new revelations of sexual misconduct by high-profile scientists, as well as policy changes from funders and professional societies aimed at curbing bad behavior.

Katrina Miranda, seeking class-action status, alleges that women professors are paid less and passed over for promotions and resources.

The journal undertook a self-assessment, finding men have more success than women with all-male review panels.

A letter in Science garners dozens of signatures.

A judge throws out several of researcher Beverly Emerson’s claims, but the case proceeds.

Several members of senior management at the prestigious UK research center face claims of sexism and mistreatment of staff.

Activists are protesting imbalanced conferences, editorial boards, and other professional activities by refusing to join.