Read article: Research by women shared less than work by male colleagues, study finds
The imbalance in online success could be due to biased perceptions and women promoting themselves less
Read article: Women more likely to experience author disputes when publishing their research, finds study
International survey finds that women scientists were 1.5 times as likely as men to suffer from author disputes
Read article: Scientists with children suffer a ‘parenting penalty’ in their research
A survey of more than 11,000 researchers with children reveals that scientific output depends on their level of child-care responsibilities
Read article: Bullying and harassment rife in astronomy and geophysics, finds poll
Almost half of respondents reported being bullied or harassed at work in the previous two years
Read article: Why we need to break down the language divide in scientific publishing
Pruthvi Mehta says more support is needed for non‑native English-speaking scientists who can feel isolated and disadvantaged in what to them is an unfair system
Read article: Beware of the ‘alliars’ when it comes to diversity in science
While some people claim to want to support under-represented groups, Anya Lawrence says it can be difficult to determine whether they have the right motives
Read article: Towards a new equality narrative to encourage under-represented groups into physics
Recognizing other sources of technical knowledge can encourage people from under-represented groups into physics
Read article: Why we need to stop gaslighting minority physics students
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on how intuition in physics can be a social construct, one that culturally embeds who is normal and what is intuitive
Read article: Why we need to change the public’s perception of physics
Arushi Borundia says that while stereotypes will always exist, more can be done to change the public’s perception of what a physicist is
Read article: Scientific-journal publishers announce trans-inclusive name-change policies
The introduction of the policies has been broadly welcomed in the community, but some say there is still some way to go
