gender equality

Two new commentaries on a contested 2018 study about gender disparities in STEM fields clash over whether sex differences or social inequalities are to blame for the lack of women scientists and engineers.

A study finds women continue to be underrepresented among science, engineering, and math professors, despite making up more than half the student population in these fields.

A study finds professors from underrepresented groups more actively engage in diversity and inclusion activities.

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.

Men received both more and larger grants than women did, ending up with three times as much funding on average.

An analysis of abstracts from American Geophysical Union meetings reveals that female scientists get fewer speaking opportunities than men.

An investigation of 2.7 million patent submissions in the U.S. finds gender disparities throughout the application process.

As millions of men headed off to fight in the Great War, women researchers stayed behind to further science. Their struggle for equality rages on today.

In chapter 16, “Lessons of Science: Learning from the Past to Improve the Future,” author Patricia Fara examines where we’ve been and where we’re going in terms of valuing the influence of women in science.

Institutions document the effects of unconscious bias and set specific goals for gender balance.

To correct gender disparities in academic science, the Max Planck Society and the Australian government are taking the uncommonly direct approach of affirmative action.

The German research institution will invest more than $35 million in creating tenure-track positions for female scientists. 

A new survey finds a consistent gap between men and women across numerous fields of science.  

Industry professionals make more than academic researchers, but for professors, it may not be about the money.

An overview of this year's results in graphical form

A former employee alleges that J. Craig Venter and others at his company treated women unfairly.

Two high-ranking female scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, claim the center is run by a team of “good old boys.”

The public may still believe that male-specific traits, such as high testosterone levels, lead to many of the gender inequalities that exist in society, but science tells a different story.