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It will come as news to no one that fewer women than men hold top positions at universities and research institutions, and that women are more likely to leave a career in research. This has been well documented, but concrete measures to counteract the phenomenon are still lacking.

Two recent studies cast doubt on the claim that affirmative action policies leads to the selection of lower quality candidates and showing that the mere possibility of affirmative action may attract higher quality women to the competition, improving the outcome, without compromising fairness.

Some programs meant to help girls get ahead in STEM are actually holding them back, say Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett.

We’re excited to explore how people can use risky or tense issues like sex, drugs, rock and roll to capture the audience, educate, and promote a broader interest in science.

Sex, Gender and Controversy: Writing to educate, writing to titillate: discussion at #scio12 led by @KateClancy and @scicurious on blogging risky topics #rsktop

How should parents respond when their four years old son insists on wearing girls' clothes, or their daughter switches to using a male version of their name?

Male doctors are four times more likely than female doctors to be disciplined for misconduct, and sexual misconduct is the most common reason for disciplinary action, a University of Melbourne, Australia study has found.

Study finds women file just 8% of European patents.European Commission officials are planning a multi-pronged assault on the under-representation of women in EU research programmes, as a component of the Horizon 2020 programme that will be unveiled later this month.

Julie Bindel and Oliver James discuss the merits or otherwise of keeping a child's sex secret

Meta Analysis of Gender and Science est une base de données qui réunit tous les textes scientifiques européens depuis 1980 sur le thème « femmes et sciences ».