power hour at the 25th bioorganic gordon research conference

http://blogs.nature.com/naturejobs/2016/03/23/women-in-science-clogging-the-leaky-pipeline/

The chemistry PhD: the impact on women’s retention, UK Resource Centre for Women in SET and the Royal Society of Chemistry

“Overall 12% of third year women and 21% of third year men intended to pursue research careers in academia.”

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Unconscious Bias

http://www.pnas.org/content/109/41/16474.full

Men think conversation as equal when women talk 15% of the time

Men think women dominate when they talk just 30%

http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/prejudice/women/

Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Editor-in-ChiefDepartment of Chemistry, Stanford

University Aspiring PIs: Give an academic position a go - even without a tenure it’s an excellent

starter-job PI’s: give your students freedom to be the drivers of science, not just a “pair of hands” Promotion committees: there are many ways for a person to build reputation, allow of

differences in professional paths! Institutions: Loosen up your policies, as healthier & happier employees make huge

difference

Adopt the mantra “Proceed and be bold” Don’t leave before you leave Don’t be afraid to ask Make your partner a real partner http://leanin.org/

Unconscious bias Lack of support systems (professional, peers, family) Lack of professional role models Differences in values Lack of mentoring, including reverse mentoring Outdated work environment & performance

evaluation models Primary caregiver penalty

Some barriers to greater gender diversity

And now to talk about solutions… What makes a career in science rewarding? Have you taken an

inventory of why you love what you do? Have you considered playing into your strengths rather than dwelling

on weaknesses? Do you think about work/life balance? Or do you view it more as a

work/life fusion? How about unconscious bias? Do you know your biases? Do you feel you have resources you need to succeed? What is missing? What is something you would recommend? Any favorite tips & tricks?