Nature discussion on Australian female science fellows

Australian science needs more female fellows

"The Australian Academy of Science must take urgent steps to address the lack of gender equality among its elected fellows, warns Douglas Hilton. ..."

- Douglas Hilton, Nature, 01 May 2013 (link to full post)

 

Response: Australian academy is fair to women

"It is not true that the Australian Academy of Science, of which I am president, treats women with disdain (Nature 497, 7; 2013). The absence of women elected as fellows in 2013 is of great concern, but it is an anomaly. ..."

- Suzanne Cory, Nature, 23 May 2013 (link to full post)

 

Response: Women in science: Gender equality in Australian academies

"Women are not under-represented across all learned academies in Australia (see Nature 497, 7 and Nature 497, 439; 2013). For example, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE; of which I am president) has taken steps to ensure that women are appropriately recognized and included in all its activities. ..."

- Alan Finkel, Nature, 12 Jun 2013 (link to full post)

 

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