Ben A Barres has published an article in Nature, speaking about their experience as a female-to-male transgender person in academia and breaking down the claim that women are not advancing in science because of innate inability.
All students, male and female, would benefit from training in how to be more skillful presenters, to exert a presence at meetings by asking questions, to make connections with faculty members who may help them to obtain grants and a job, and to have the leadership skills necessary to survive and advance in academia. Because women and minorities tend to be less confident in these areas, their mentors in particular need to encourage them to be more proactive. … It is incumbent on all of us who are senior faculty to keep a look out for highly talented young people, including women and minority students, and help them in whatever way possible with their careers.
https://www.nature.com/articles/442133a
Barres, B. A. (2006). Does gender matter?. Nature, 442(7099), 133-136.
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