Women in Science publications

EMBO articles

A persistent problem - Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists
Anna Ledin, Lutz Bornmann, Frank Gannon & Gerlind Wallon, EMBO reports 8, 11, 982-987 (2007)
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Falling off the academic bandwagon - Women are more likely to quit at the postdoc to principal investigator transition
Elisabeth D. Martinez, Jeannine Botos, Kathleen M. Dohoney, Theresa M. Geiman, Sarah S. Kolla, Ana Olivera, Yi Qiu, Geetha Vani Rayasam, Diana A. Stavreva & Orna Cohen-Fix, EMBO reports 8, 11, 977, 981 (2007). | Full text | Supplementary Information | PDF |

The women issue
Frank Gannon, EMBO reports 8, 11, 975 (2007) | Full Text | PDF |

Aptitude or Attitude? - The authors remarks reflect what little progress has been made in the public’s understanding of why women are under-represented in science.
Gerlind Wallon, EMBO reports 6, 400–402 (2005) |Full text | PDF |

2001: The year of conferences on women in science
Gerlind Wallon, The ELSO Gazette e-magazine of the European Life Sciences Organization, Issue Number 9 (2002) | PDF |

Tapping into the pool of women - Facing a serious shortage of skilled workers, Europe's high-tech economies are discovering the value of working women
Gerlind Wallon, EMBO reports 3, 302-304 (2002) | Full text | PDF |

On the Helsinki Report: The law is not enough - The publication of the Helsinki report on the situation of women in European academia shows that more than legal hurdles have to be overcome on the way to equal representation.
Gerlind Wallon, EMBO reports 3, 915-918 (2002) | Full Text | PDF |

Decision or discrimination; the female deficit in the life sciences
Frank Gannon, EMBO reports 2, 641 (2001) | Full Text | PDF |

Losing them is not an option - Women in higher positions in the natural sciences are few and far between. As society cannot afford to lose them and the investment in their education, the question is, what to do about it?
Holger Breithaupt, EMBO reports 2, 651–655 (2001) | Full Text | PDF |

EMBO conference proceedings

SET-Routes The Way Forward Conference (2007) brought together scientists, politicians and other decision-makers; the aim was to inspire participants to take action that will help attract women into science and keep them there. The Conference proceedings (pdf) are available for download.

The Glass Ceiling for women in the life sciences (pdf)
EMBO published this booklet on women in the life sciences in February 2002 in the hope that it will trigger further thoughts and reflections on the topic and that the overall aim, i.e. a full and fair representation of women at all levels in the life sciences will be achieved.