Breaking barriers: ten essential steps to achieve gender equality in academia through scientific societies

2025/10/01 by Ana Genua‐Olmedo, Sílvia Poblador, Judit Lecina‐Diaz +10 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Career Development and Diversity #Diversity and Career in Medicine #Gender Diversity and Inequality

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s44185-025-00105-6

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Abstract

The gender gap in STEM is a persistent global issue. Scientific societies can address this by promoting gender equity through collaboration, advocacy, and leadership. This study analyses gender representation on executive boards and the presence of gender groups in freshwater societies. Drawing on a decade of experience, it proposes ten actionable steps, highlights obstacles, and calls on societies to actively foster gender equity within academia and beyond.

Citations

• Women in limnology: From a historical perspective to a present‐day evaluation
• Ten simple rules for pushing boundaries of inclusion at academic events

Discussions

• And other publication by GenderAIL group: a 10-step guide to close the gender gap in scientific societies and help them to become powerful agents for gender equality. #WomenInScience #DiversityInSTEM [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]

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