Speaking out about gender imbalance in invited speakers improves diversity

被引:80
作者
Klein, Robyn S. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Voskuhl, Rhonda [4 ]
Segal, Benjamin M. [5 ]
Dittel, Bonnie N. [6 ]
Lane, Thomas E. [7 ]
Bethea, John R. [8 ]
Carson, Monica J. [9 ]
Colton, Carol [10 ]
Rosi, Susanna [11 ,12 ]
Anderson, Aileen [13 ,14 ]
Piccio, Laura [15 ]
Goverman, Joan M. [16 ]
Benveniste, Etty N. [17 ]
Brown, Melissa A. [18 ]
Tiwari-Woodruff, Seema Kaushalya [9 ]
Harris, Tajie H. [19 ]
Cross, Anne H. [15 ]
机构
[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[2] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol & Immunol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[3] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosci, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[4] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
[5] Univ Michigan, Dept Neurol, Ann Arbor, MI USA
[6] BloodCtr Wisconsin, Blood Res Inst, Milwaukee, WI USA
[7] Univ Utah, Dept Pathol, Salt Lake City, UT USA
[8] Drexel Univ, Dept Biol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[9] Univ Calif Riverside, Div Biomed Sci, Sch Med, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[10] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Div Neurol, Durham, NC 27710 USA
[11] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Phys Therapy Rehabil Sci, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[12] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Neurol Surg, San Francisco, CA USA
[13] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Irvine, CA USA
[14] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Anat & Neurobiol, Irvine, CA 92717 USA
[15] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[16] Univ Washington, Dept Immunol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[17] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Cell Dev & Integrat Biol, Birmingham, AL USA
[18] Northwestern Univ, Dept Microbiol Immunol, Feinberg Sch Med, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
[19] Univ Virginia, Ctr Brain Immunol & Glia, Dept Neurosci, Charlottesville, VA USA
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PROGRAMS;
D O I
10.1038/ni.3707
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Omissions of qualified women scientists from major meeting programs continue to occur despite a surge in articles indicating persistent gender-discriminatory practices in hiring and promotion, and calls for gender balance in conference organizing committees.
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页码:475 / 478
页数:4
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