71% of women in field sciences have experienced sexual harassment.
26% have experienced sexual assault.
Less than one quarter of cases are officially reported*
*Clancy KBH, Nelson RG, Rutherford JN, Hinde K (2014) Survey of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment and Assault. PLoS ONE 9(7): e102172.
43% of women leave full time STEM careers after having children*
Cech E, Blair-Loy M, (2019) The changing career trajectories of new parents in STEM, PNAS 2019, 116 (10) 4182-4187
Male scientists cite their own research 70% more than female scientists
A high citation index leads to promotion*
*King, Molly & T. Bergstrom, Carl & J. Correll, Shelley & Jacquet, Jennifer & West, Jevin. (2017). Men Set Their Own Cites High: Gender and Self-citation across Fields and over Time. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.
Globally, women are paid 37% less than men*
*World Economic Forum, The Global Gender Gap Report, 2018
ONLY 6 COUNTRIES OUT OF 187 GIVE WOMEN EQUAL LEGAL WORK RIGHTS*
*World Economic Forum, The Global Gender Gap Report, 2018
Set against the planet’s last untouched wilderness, The Leadership unearths the profoundly troubling systemic obstacles to women’s advancement in science and beyond.
