Our survey of seminars in biology and chemistry shows that women ask fewer questions than men. We propose ways to change that.

More turnover in the agency’s intramural program could boost diversity among laboratory leadership.

In a survey, 11 percent of participants say they have been contacted for media interviews, panels, and other opportunities.

When researchers removed the reproductive organ, female rats had more difficulty solving a water maze.

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

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.

Trained in microbiology, Slaughter championed science, women’s health, and consumer protections as a member of the US House of Representatives.

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.