For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed.
Previous research found a preference in academia for hiring stellar female candidates over stellar male candidates for STEM jobs. A new study investigated what happens if applicants aren’t as evenly matched.
Women are underrepresented in academic science. New research finds the problem is even worse in terms of who authors high-profile journal articles – bad news for women’s career advancement.
A friend of mine calls me professor of genius studies. It’s a sort of slip of the tongue, as I teach in gender studies, but it‘s also funny because everyone knows that genius is not associated with gender…
Many research universities have adopted ‘family-friendly’ tenure rules to help women balance family and career. However, men, not women, seem to benefit from having the extra time.
Three women of color with Ph.D.s weigh in on their experience being in the academic field.
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning.
There is more equality for women winning social research grants, but men still get more overall.
Female faculty are far more likely to be seen as less smart than their male counterparts in student evaluations. How damaging are such comments?
