Maximizing the potential of scientists in Japan: promoting equal participation for women scientists through leadership development.

Promoting Scientific Research Culture in Youth through Empirical Inculcation

  Background: Empirical inculcation is vital for producing quality research professionals and upon realizing the increasing demand of emerging scientific research professionals, National Academy of Young Scientist (NAYS) launched its science for youth (S4Y) program in Pakistan with its emphasis on empiricism. Methods: S4Y team was galvanized to undertake this task and different scientific activ...

Development of Leadership Competencies among Food and Nutrition Scientists: A Road to Greatness

Women in Cognitive Science sponsored interactive panel discussion: Professional advancement, leadership and international collaboration

Women in Cognitive Science conducts panels at yearly meetings of several professional societies. Their goal is to increase attention to the situation of women cognitive scientists, to better understand the reasons for existing problems of under representation in key positions, and to provide a forum for professional development that encourages both junior and senior scientists to consider the w...

Contribution of Women Scientists to Pharmacology: A Historical Perspective

The article highlights the contributions of a few prominent women scientists to the science of pharmacology. These women,some of whom were from other scientific fields, contributed significantly to our understanding of pharmacology. This was achieved in an era in which pharmacology was a more or less male dominated field. Even though it is easier for women to enter scientific fields nowadays, t...

Gender Differences in Adaptation Patterns

This paper examines adaptation patterns among female scientists in Ghana, Kenya, and Kerala and compares their level of scientific participation with that of males. The author explores if the inhospitable occupational climate in industrialized nations is relatively advantageous for women scientists when compared to the Third World, where women may be especially vulnerable to deleterious scienti...