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COVID-19: A Moment for Women in STEM?
National Academy of Sciences panel chronicles what COVID-19 has been like for female scientists and then urges institutions to take meaningful, equity-minded action on their findings.
Not Just ‘A Place to Park Our Offspring’
Mount Holyoke pulls rug out from under faculty parents in announcing closure of its campus childcare center.
Academe's Sticky Pay-Parity Problem
Women make up just 24 percent of research universities' top earners, according to a new report urging action on pay parity in academe. Women of color are just 2 percent.
When Title IX Is a Threat
Pacific University allegedly urged a professor to resign, saying he'd be found responsible for sexual misconduct if he didn't.
Women in Economics, Interrupted
Women in economics get asked significantly more questions than men when presenting -- mostly by men. Researchers say this is part of deeper gender issues within the field.
‘Building Gender Equity in the Academy’
Authors discuss their new book -- and their agenda for women's advancement in higher education.
Between a Lawsuit and Retirement
A longtime professor wants to retire. Her university says she has to drop her pay-based gender discrimination suit first.
‘You Must Retract This Paper’
Scientists want to know why a major journal published findings that female mentors may be bad for your career, even after reviewers pointed out flaws in the paper’s methodology and analysis. Nature Communications says it’s investigating.