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Significant Gender Gap in Editorial Leadership of Scientific Journals

A new study from researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi found that of 81,000 editors serving more than 1,000 scientific journals and 15 disciplines over five decades, women made up only 8 percent of editors-in-chief and 14 percent of editors.

Women Are Underrepresented as Recipients of Many Prestigious Awards

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The Tightrope Women Leaders Walk

“Imagine what we (women physicians and surgeons) would be able to accomplish if we didn't have to jump through all these hoops As it is, we're walking this tightrope, we're jumping through hoops, we're becoming acrobats, and all we're trying to do is be physicians and take care of patients,” said a Stanford University clinical associate professor of medicine as part of her lecture at Yale School of Medicine.»  Link to the original article