Athena's Wisdom

This article examines how parenthood affects the academic careers of women and men. The authors show that career paths are largely similar before the arrival of a first child, but then begin to diverge significantly. Motherhood in particular appears to have a major impact: around one in three women…

In their article, Belle Derks and colleagues argue that the ‘queen bee’ phenomenon – where women in academia focus on their own success and do not actively support other women – is wrongly perceived as a cause of gender inequality. They explain that this behavior is a survival strategy in an…

Female scientists end their academic careers earlier than their male colleagues, even in disciplines where women are well represented. A study by Marek Kwiek and Lukasz Szymula (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) tracked the publications of over 86,000 scientists across 38 countries in fields…

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