Saturday, 6 July 2013

How can we enhance the visibility of women in UK science? – live chat

What's needed to raise the visibility and representation of women scientists in the UK? Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesOnly 13% of the UK's science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) workforce are women. It's not only the underrepresentation of women in these areas that's causing concern, but the high numbers of women scientists leaving their careers, turning down invitations to speak at conferences, and not being represented further up the career ladder – a European

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