What is gender equality in science? Common solutions may not be solving the problem
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 10:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Despite the scientific community taking action on gender inequality, the problem persists. In a review published March 27 in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution, researchers say that achieving equality for women in STEM requires us to ask, "What is equality?" To create authentic equality, and not only regarding gender, the authors promote a simple first step: define the problem before finding the solution.