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It’s important to have women role models as a woman scientist, but men can be fantastic and supportive role models to women as well

Sharing examples of successful female researchers with young people will help to encourage more women to pursue science as a career

Sexism isn’t necessarily about bad people; it’s about bad judgments that are based on a cultural lack of understanding

If you find you’re not in a supportive environment with the specific people that you work with, find another one

Women who are already in STEM careers simply need to be more visible

Keep your eyes and ears open, because a lot of discrimination is subtle.

Is (analytical) science still sexist? Six chemists contemplate the ‘glass ceiling’ for women in science: does it exist and if so, can it be broken?

Can comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography breath analysis lead to better lung cancer diagnostics?

H2020 wanted to put food authentication into the hands of the consumer. What impact will the outcome have on our field?

A vitriolic attack on astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sparks controversy – and acts as a stark reminder of the need to love science but refute ‘scientism.’