Do you think that women scientists are getting their fair share of science?

Question: Do you think that women scientists are getting their fair share of science?

Asked by charlottexdlurvsya to MarkF, Mark, Michael, Panos, Sarah on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: Scientist.
- Michael Loughlin answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  Probably not ….yet There are more senior scientists who are women now than beofre. Is it completely fair..not probably not yet
- Mark Travis answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  There are a lot of female scientists who have extremely successful careers- but propotionally there are more male senior scientists than female, which is a problem that needs to be addressed in almost every profession, not just science.
- Panos Soultanas answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  No they don’t. But overall women need to get a better share of everything in all walks of life.
- Mark Fogg answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  Hi Charlotte
  I’d be interested to hear what Sarah says about this, being a bloke I may not see things as clearly as she does. In Biology women make up more than 50% of the scientists these days, but unfortunately not yet in the top positions. I hope that will change over time though. In other fields it’s a bit different, probably because schools still see physics and maths, for instance, as ‘Boys’ subjects. This is rubbish of course, women can do just as well in Science as men.
- Sarah Burl answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  Depends on where you work. Some places are still focused on helping the ‘boys’ but there is a lot less discrimination in academic sciene than I have experienced in business. Women who are high up in science do tend to be strong assertive women but I would like to think that all women have a fair chance. there are a lot more women choosing science at university now so there is a chance this will still improve further.

Question: Do you think that women scientists are getting their fair share of science?

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