Athena Hack is the largest all woman/non-binary hackathon in the UK. It will take place at Imperial College 18th-19th April 2020. It’s open to anyone 18+ who identifies as a woman or non-binary. Registration is completely free and students who study
UNESCO: Gender & Science
Women, Agents of Change UNESCO initiatives for supporting women scientists (2015). Source: www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/priority-areas/gender-and-science
Implicit Bias Training, Gender Bias in Neuroscience & Recruitment
Confronting Implicit Gender Bias in Neuroscience The Society for Neuroscience website provides information on Implicit Bias, gender bias in the field and webinars on bias, recruitment and retention. Found: 28/11/2014. Source: www.sfn.org/Careers-and-Training/Women-in-Neuroscience/Department-Chair-Training-to-Increase-Diversity/Confronting-Implicit-Gender-Bias-in-Neuroscience
SciDev: Preventing Gender Bias via Curriculum
Gender Equality should be Part of Basic Science Training Speed read Male-defined science policies and procedures often impede female researchers Scientists’ training should be considered inadequate without gender equality training Tailored awards, networking and mentoring can also help to boost
Nature: Gender & Science Output
Bibliometrics: Global Gender Disparities in Science Larivière, Ni, Gingras, Cronin & Sugimoto Nature Comment, 11 December 2013 “Cassidy R. Sugimoto and colleagues present a bibliometric analysis confirming that gender imbalances persist in research output worldwide.” Source: www.nature.com/news/bibliometrics-global-gender-disparities-in-science-1.14321
Spelke-vs-Pinker on Gender & Science + Follow-up
The Science of Gender and Science On January 16th, 2005, Lawrence Summers (President of Harvard), made a few public comments on women’s careers in science and engineering, suggesting that the gender difference is due to “different availability of aptitude at