A slightly belated response to International Women’s Day 2013, which took place on Friday 8th March. As a woman living in the UK in the 21st century I am free from many of the challenges and abuses faced by women elsewhere in the world. But as a woman in science, working hard to achieve some ambitious career goals, particularly now in the years when my husband and I are also raising young children, I am aware of my gender as a small but significant disadvantage.
I’d like to use this opportunity to share a number of inspiring posts on the topic of women in science and I hope you will find these of interest whatever your profession or gender!
- With apologies for language, a list of groundbreaking female scientists of the past
- An insightful and wise blog by a scientist in my own research field, whom I greatly admire
- A special issue of the journal Nature on women in science
