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Do Women Get The Scientific Recognition They Deserve?

By Emily Hokett It is not a good feeling to go unrecognized for your work. Unfortunately, many women do not get the scientific recognition they deserve. In 1953, that was exactly the case with Rosalind Franklin, a woman scientist who discovered the structure of DNA....

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?

By EWSThe International Day of Women and Girls in Science is just around the corner. Workshops, panel discussions, and scientific fairs will be hosted, among other things, to honor and bring attention to the crucial role that women and girls play in the area of...

Collaboration in science: A missing piece for women?

By EWSHow to succeed in an academic career? We all know that to survive in the academic world, you have to publish. That’s the famous "Publish or perish" requisite. But that might not be all... In their article “Collaboration enhances career progression in academic...

Promoting women in science

By EWSHalf our team we're not even putting on the field. We’ve got to change those numbers”. President Barack Obama, White House Science Fair 2014Women are underrepresented in most scientific disciplines. They only make up 30% of the researchers worldwide, and when...