#GAReads | Female scientists start a database to showcase their work. Over 9,000 women join them
“Female scientists start a database to showcase their work. Over 9,000 women join them”:
If young girls can be what they see in the world, then prepare for a new generation of female scientists.
The visibility of women in science today is increasing thanks to the work of, yes, female scientists who grew tired of watching “manels” (male-only panels) at conferences and seeing only male scientists quoted as experts.
They formed a group, 500 Women Scientists, and created a database of female experts in science.