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23 May 2018 | 09:00 BST

Last-author spot tough to nail for scientists who are not white or male

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Communication, CV, Diversity, Faculty, Funding, Publishing, Research, Tenure

Last-author spot tough to nail for scientists who are not white or male

The analysis—which covered 486,644 biomedical articles with two to nine authors published between 1946 and 2009—found that female, black and Hispanic authors were less likely than were white men to hold prestigious last-author spots. And while all scientists tended to land more last-author spots as their careers went on, that trend was slower for women and minorities. “There’s a lack of progression for those groups,” says Bruce Weinberg, a co-author of the study and an economist at Ohio State University in Columbus.  Read more

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01 Mar 2018 | 08:01 BST

The leaky pipeline: Thank putdowns, slights

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Communication, Diversity, PhD, Physics, Research, US

A study involving interviews and online posts of 28 women in the later stages of PhD studies in engineering and physical sciences in the United States, published 31 January in the journal Social Sciences, revealed many day-to-day slights that left them feeling alienated and undervalued. Some said they were contemplating leaving research as a result. “There’s a culture in male-dominated environments,” says Bianca Bernstein, a co-author of the study and a psychologist at Arizona State University in Tempe. “Some women feel it’s not for them.”  … Read more

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  • engineering
  • female scientist
  • gender
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  • physical sciences
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05 Jul 2017 | 13:00 BST

Dear Dr. Elena: How outreach kills the science stereotype

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Careers articles, Chemistry, Collaboration, Communication, Research, US

Dear Dr. Elena: How outreach kills the science stereotype

You don’t look like a scientist.  Read more

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  • elena blanco-suarez
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  • postdoc
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  • women in science

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03 Apr 2017 | 13:00 BST

Sexual harassment: A continuing struggle

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Communication, Diversity, Faculty, People Management, PhD, Postdoc, Postgraduate, Relationships, Tenure, Uncategorized, US

Sexual harassment: A continuing struggle

The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) in Washington DC are conducting a study on how sexual harassment in academia influences the career advancement of women in the scientific, technical and medical workforce.  Read more

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  • bias
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28 Mar 2017 | 13:00 BST

Women in science: Fight the brain drain

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Diversity, In the news, Industry, Mobility, Research

Women in science: Fight the brain drain

Last week, Julia Etulain was sitting in a lobby of a hotel in Paris, far from her hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She explained her research energetically, occasionally apologising for near-perfect, short-sentence, staccato English.  Read more

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  • L'Oreal
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27 Oct 2016 | 16:00 BST

Ageism “as bad as racism”

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Blog, Career paths, Careers articles, Competition, CV, Diversity, In the news, Industry, Mobility, People Management, Perspectives

Ageism "as bad as racism"

Andy Briggs, the UK government’s new adviser on older workers, told The Times this week that 27% of men of UK men aged 65 to 70 are in paid employment, compared to 15% in 2006. The figure for women is 18% and rising, and one in ten people aged over 70 are still working. And employers have an unconscious age bias.  Read more

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  • Naturejobs
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08 Jul 2016 | 12:00 BST

How to combat implicit bias

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Ask the expert, Career paths, Communication, Data, Diversity, Faculty, In the news, Mobility, Relationships, Research

How to combat implicit bias

Guest contributor Viviane Callier  … Read more

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09 Mar 2016 | 12:00 BST

How to beat the hidden discrimination at the heart of the job hunt

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Communication, Competition, Diversity

How to beat the hidden discrimination at the heart of the job hunt

Ronald McQuaid, University of Stirling  … Read more

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