PolicyDecember 12, 2017
It's Time for Science and Academia to Address Sexual Misconduct
Almost every woman in science has either personally experienced or knows someone who has experienced sexual harassment, racism or assault
Stories by Kelly Ramirez
Kelly Ramirez is an American living abroad in the Netherlands, where she is a postdoctoral scholar at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology. Kelly is a soil ecologist interested in characterizing the diversity and biogeographical patterns of soil microbes across the globe. She has studied microbial communities across the globe- even from the soils in Central Park, NYC. Kelly grew up in Washington State, and moved to the University of Colorado, Boulder for graduate school where she earned her PhD in Ecology. She is a co-founder of 500 Women Scientists. Follow her on Twitter @drkellysierra.
PolicyMarch 8, 2017
We Are Never Just Scientists
The gender and racial gaps in scientific professions illustrate the need for greater inclusion at all levels
PolicyNovember 18, 2016
An Open Letter from and to Female Scientists
In the aftermath of the election results, a group of women in the sciences has banded together to speak out against anti-intellectualism, inequality, sexism and discrimination