Science academies and disciplinary groups have work to do on gender equality - The Conversation

The Conversation published an article by Roseanne Denise Diab GenderInSITE Director, Unesco and Peter McGrath, Researcher, Biosciences, The InterAcademy Partnership.

Starting from the observation that unfortunately women remain under-represented in science careers and research all over the world, the article analyses how international scientific academies and disciplinary associations behave when it comes to engaging - and retaining - women as members and leaders. The article refers to a study published in September 2021, 'Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organisations - Results of two global surveys'.
Both the study and the article focus on scientific academies and disciplinary associations because, together, these organisations represent a large share of global scientific engagement. They have the potential to be powerful change-makers and leaders.

The study follows a 2015 survey on gender inclusion in academies.

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