Studies, publications and articles

EMBO actively monitors gender balance in the life sciences in general and in EMBO-sponsored activities, so that the cause of any imbalances can be analysed and addressed.

EMBO studies and statistics

Annual statistics of female participation in EMBO’s programmes.

Searching for discrimination. Are women treated fairly in the EMBO postdoctoral fellowship scheme? by Frank Gannon, Sara Quirk & Sebastian Guest (EMBO Reports 2, 8, 655 - 657 (2001). The article summarizes the results of a study undertaken by Frank Gannon and colleagues regarding possible gender bias in the long-term fellowship selections.

A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists.
Anna Ledin, Lutz Bornmann, Frank Gannon & Gerlind Wallon
EMBO reports 8, 11, 982, 987 (2007). | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary Information |
doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7401109

EMBO publications

EMBO position paper on women in the life sciences (the EMBO Council endorsed this position paper following “The Glass Ceiling for Women in the Life Sciences” Conference)

EMBO brochure: The Glass Ceiling for Women in the Life Sciences (a summary of the debate on the shortage of women in the higher ranks of the sciences)

EMBO articles

Decision or discrimination; the female deficit in the life sciences by Frank Gannon (EMBO Reports 2, 8, 641 (2001).

Losing them is not an option by Holger Breithaupt (EMBO reports 2, 8, 651–655 (2001)). Women in higher positions in the natural sciences are few and far between. As society cannot afford to lose them and the investment in their education, the question is, what to do about it?

2001: The year of conferences on women in science by Gerlind Wallon (The ELSO Gazette e-magazine of the European Life Sciences Organization, Issue Number 9, March 2002).

Tapping into the pool of women. by Gerlind Wallon. EMBO Reports3, 302 - 304 (01 Apr 2002). Facing a serious shortage of skilled workers, Europe's high-tech economies are discovering the value of working women.

On the Helsinki Report: The law is not enough. by Gerlind Wallon. EMBO Reports 3, 915 - 918 (01 Oct 2002). The publication of the Helsinki report on the situation of women in European academia shows that more than legal hurdles have to be overcome on the way to equal representation.

Aptitude or Attitude?
Lawrence summers recent remarks..
Gerlind Wallon. EMBO Reports Vol6 - No 5 2005. The authors remarks reflect what little progress has been made in the public’s understanding of why women are under-represented in science.

Falling off the academic bandwagon. Women are more likely to quit at the postdoc to principal investigator transition.
Elisabeth D. Martinez, Jeannine Botos, Kathleen M. Dohoney, Theresa M. Geiman, Sarah S. Kolla, Ana Olivera, Yi Qiu, Geetha Vani Rayasam, Diana A. Stavreva & Orna Cohen-Fix
EMBO reports 8, 11, 977, 981 (2007). | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary Information |
doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7401110

A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists.
Anna Ledin, Lutz Bornmann, Frank Gannon & Gerlind Wallon
EMBO reports 8, 11, 982, 987 (2007). | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary Information |
doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7401109

EMBOreports editorial
The women issue.
Frank Gannon
EMBO reports 8, 11, 975 (2007). | Full Text | PDF |

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