“Women in science are survivors. We are still here and doing outstanding work despite having to waste our time, energy and intelligence to fight,” said one of the respondent replying to Nature’s International Women’s Day poll.
Children at an open-air school in Kabul after the Taliban banned girls from attending secondary schools and universities in Afghanistan.’s International Women’s Day poll asked two simple questions: what one main thing would readers celebrate about women in science, and what one priority action would respondents recommend to achieve gender equality?published on the day itself, 8 March, leading female researchers gave their thoughts on what they would celebrate.
A third person echoed scientists’ comments in the editorial about the extra efforts required to achieve equality in some areas of the world: “We should celebrate those female scientists who encouraged young talent from underprivileged backgrounds to achieve excellence in STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics]. We should celebrate those resourceful female scientists who even in challenging socioeconomic environments achieved success and benefited their communities/countries.
Lots of respondents wanted to see better childcare and parental-leave provision, if workplaces are to become more equal. “Childcare! Encourage men to take parental leave,” one comment said. “Paid maternity leave and paternity leave ,” said another.
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