Mind the Gap: Comparison of the role played by women in the departments of Chemistry of two universities and the influence of gender on their participation

Abstract

Women who conduct scientific researches in diverse places have unique experiences. Vânia Zuin recently spent more than one year at the University of York, UK, in sabbatical from her home institution in Brazil. In this feature, she shares her observations of the role played by women in the departments of Chemistry of both universities. Her experiences will be part of the documentation to be reviewed in the context of the project “Accelerating Participation and Leadership of Women in Chemistry”, recently supported by ICSU (see project description p. 26).