The Women’s Work Nature special is dedicated to Maxine Clarke. In the 28 years Maxine spent supporting the highest scientific standards as an editor at Nature, she was all too often the only one to ask, “Where are the women?”
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Published today, a special issue of Nature discusses how science remains institutionally sexist. The issue takes a look the gender gap and what’s being done to bridge it. Female scientists are still paid less, promoted less frequently, win fewer grants and are more likely to leave research than similarly qualified men.
We know there’s still a lot to do to attain gender equality in science and during November’s SpotOn London conference, we touched on some of these issues with a session dedicated to women in science. Organised by researchers Nathalie Pettorelli and Seirian Sumner, the session aimed to tackle the fact male scientists are more likely to engage with online science-related activities, like blogging and tweeting, than female scientists. You can watch a video archive of the session here.