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Articles of Interest:
Falling off the academic bandwagon,Martinez E et al (2007) Women are more likely to quit at the postdoc to principal investigator transition. EMBO Rep 8: 977–981
Gender and science, Palermo, S. & E. Giuffra (2008). EMBO Rep 9: 494-495
Understanding current causes of women's underrepresentation in science, Ceci S.J. & Williams, W.M. (2011). PNAS. This article suggests that sex discrimination in grant & manuscript reviewing, interviewing, and hiring as reasons for women's underrepresentation in science are no longer valid. Rather, choice and career limitations are the reasons why women actively choose different career paths. |