Five Top U.S. Female Scientists Earn Prestigious Science Fellowship Grants
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Prior to the awards ceremony, L’Oréal USA convened a Congressional briefing with DISCOVER magazine featuring a panel of distinguished experts who explored new research and the complex issues affecting the advancement of women in science. A recent survey of 1,300 male and female scientists, commissioned by L’Oréal USA and fielded by the American Association for the Advancement of Women in Science (AAAS), exposed the insurmountable barriers women encounter in pursuit of scientific careers. Survey respondents included male and female scientists who hold doctoral degrees and are registered users of Science online, including members of AAAS.
The survey revealed:
Nearly all female scientists (98 percent) know a female colleague who left the science field because she encountered barriers to her professional success
More than half of female scientists (52 percent) have experienced gender bias during their career
More than one in three female scientists (37 percent) faced barriers in having/raising children
According to the research, the four most helpful resources to overcoming career barriers in the sciences were colleagues or peers, personal friends or family, mentors and grants/fellowships.
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science is a national extension of the globalL’Oréal – UNESCOFor Women in Science program, which since 1998 has awarded Laureate prizes to 62 distinguished women scientists from 28 countries and 864 international fellowship grants to young women researchers from 93 countries. National For Women in Science Fellowship programs are now present in 37 countries.
The survey revealed:
Nearly all female scientists (98 percent) know a female colleague who left the science field because she encountered barriers to her professional success
More than half of female scientists (52 percent) have experienced gender bias during their career
More than one in three female scientists (37 percent) faced barriers in having/raising children
According to the research, the four most helpful resources to overcoming career barriers in the sciences were colleagues or peers, personal friends or family, mentors and grants/fellowships.
The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women in Science is a national extension of the globalL’Oréal – UNESCOFor Women in Science program, which since 1998 has awarded Laureate prizes to 62 distinguished women scientists from 28 countries and 864 international fellowship grants to young women researchers from 93 countries. National For Women in Science Fellowship programs are now present in 37 countries.
