Women Just Wanna Have OR: Young Researchers Interview Expert Researchers

Is the gender gap still a topic in the academic world and in particular in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? What difficulties did women who pursue a career in academia have to overcome? What are the differences among countries and what has changed compared to the past? As wo...

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Published in:Operations Research Forum 2021-03, Vol.2 (1), p.2, Article 2
Main Authors: Amorosi, Lavinia, Cavagnini, Rossana, Sasso, Veronica Dal, Fischetti, Martina, Morandi, Valentina, Raffaele, Alice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic careers
Advisors
Applications of Mathematics
Applied mathematics
Business and Management
College professors
Colleges & universities
Computer science
Engineering
Females
Gender
Gender aspects
Math Applications in Computer Science
Mathematical and Computational Engineering
Operations management
Operations research
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Optimization
Original Research
Personal profiles
Physics
Researchers
STEM education
The AIROYoung Experience: Operations Research for Young Enthusiasts
Women
Workshops
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Summary:Is the gender gap still a topic in the academic world and in particular in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? What difficulties did women who pursue a career in academia have to overcome? What are the differences among countries and what has changed compared to the past? As women and members of a community of young researchers in Operations Research (OR), we have tried to find answers to these questions by interviewing a group of prominent female professors and affirmed researchers in STEM belonging to different generations, with dissimilar careers and experiences. We have discussed with them about awareness, leaky pipelines, mobility, mentoring, society, role of education, and more. Their motivating stories and opinions contained in this article have allowed us to extrapolate a portrait of what barriers women encountered in STEM in the past, but also what challenges and stereotypes are still to be overcome, striving to close the gap.
ISSN:2662-2556
2662-2556
DOI:10.1007/s43069-020-00039-8