Once you get out of the education system, there are still many, many roadblocks that you write about. And some of these can be quite subtle and insidious. The idea that a woman who's done most of the work isn't the first author on a paper, for instance, isn't sent to a conference. Or if she is sent to aconference, she gets more hostility from the audience. That's something that can be very bad for self-confidence.
In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, physicist Athene Donald joins us to discuss her book Not just for the boys, why we need more women in science.
We discuss how science has historically excluded women, the barriers to entry and retention that remain prevalent, and what could be done to improve the situation for female scientists today.
Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science, Athene Donald, Oxford University Press (2023)
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