Young, female and scientist: exploring barriers, challenges and opportunities

Nohelly Derosiers; Eline Bernaerts; Jessica L. Braun; Victoria Pozo Garcia; Radosveta Gencheva; Ana Paredes Garcia; Ioannis Tsagakis

doi:10.1002/2211-5463.13972

Young, female and scientist: exploring barriers, challenges and opportunities

Nohelly Derosiers, Eline Bernaerts, Jessica L. Braun, Victoria Pozo Garcia, Radosveta Gencheva, Ana Paredes Garcia, Ioannis Tsagakis^*

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Abstract

Different societal, systemic and personal barriers exist at various stages along a female researcher's career that can potentially undermine their success. The equation for women to reach higher positions in STEM is a multivariable one, and while there has been considerable progress towards addressing some of these compared with the past, current solutions are inadequate and do not address all facets. Here, we asked female winners of the FEBS Open Bio poster prize about their experiences regarding barriers they have faced at the predoctoral and postdoctoral stages, their opinions on how these can be addressed and their advice to new students entering a PhD degree.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	379-382
Number of pages	4
Journal	FEBS Open Bio
Volume	15
Issue number	3
Early online date	24 Jan 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13972
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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© 2025 The Author(s). FEBS Open Bio published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Federation of European Biochemical Societies.

Keywords

academic culture
diversity
ECR
female scientists
gender bias
women in science

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