Greetings!
We've all heard the statistics: despite enormous advancements of women in the sciences, we're still vastly underrepresented, underpaid and underestimated in academia, industry and at the policy level. Whether you're just embarking on your science career or have already achieved success in your discipline, chances are you've faced serious obstacles, the curve balls that have led to the attrition of thousands of smart and talented women from the field: gender bias, lack of self-confidence, a career where work-life balance barely exists.
So we want to know: how did you survive? What issues do you currently face? If you encountered discrimination, how did you overcome it? How did you find the right mentor, discover the right lab, prepare for a career path? A forthcoming guide produced by the Feminist Press will serve as a useful and entertaining manual for succeeding in the sciences. We're seeking stories from established science professionals and students alike that shed light on the problems women commonly face and the solutions that resourceful and determined women have adopted to overcome them.
To participate, simply click on "Submit Your Story" below. You can send in a paragraph about your experience, or arrange to have a brief phone interview with us to discuss your challenges and achievements.
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