Does gender matter?

Ben A. Barres, widely recognised neuroscientist who advocated for gender equality in science, describes gender bias in science.

In this article in Nature published in 2006, he explains scientifically how the myth in “gender difference in availability” DOES NOT exist, but how gender bias blocks women in proceeding in their career in science. He tells some of his own experiences of bias as a transgendered person in scientific career, which unfortunately is evidently representing what can happen to all women in science. He states the importance of taking action, not to stay silent and educate younger generations. Now in 2018, does gender still matter?

-Fumi Suomi

This article is recommended by Blanca Fernández.