Challenges and coping strategies faced by female scientists-A multicentric cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Women can play a pivotal role in the progress and sustainability of the world if they are empowered through education and employment opportunities in Science, technology, innovation and through changing the social stereotypes that restrain them in certain workplaces. In the literature, few recently published studies exist that document the challenges faced by female scientists in their workplaces. The purpose of this study was to understand the challenges and coping strategies faced by female scientists around the world today, in order to contribute to their improved performance. A multi-centre electronic cross-sectional survey across 55 countries was conducted to profile female scientists and to identify the challenges that they experience throughout their career as well as the coping mec

SUBMITTER: Fathima FN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7505433 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature