Falling off the academic bandwagon: Women are more likely to quit at the postdoc to principal investigator transition

Women constitute approximately 45% of the postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences at universities and research institutions in the US, but a much lower percentage of women hold faculty positions. Similar statistics hold true in Europe. The transition from postdoctoral fellow to faculty is a...

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Published in:EMBO reports 2007-11, Vol.8 (11), p.977-981
Main Authors: Martinez, Elisabeth D., Botos, Jeannine, Dohoney, Kathleen M., Geiman, Theresa M., Kolla, Sarah S., Olivera, Ana, Qiu, Yi, Rayasam, Geetha Vani, Stavreva, Diana A., Cohen‐Fix, Orna
Format: Article
Language:English
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Academies and Institutes
Biomedical research
College faculty
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EMBO55
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
Gender equity
Graduate studies
Humans
Male
Prejudice
Research institutions
Research Personnel - psychology
Science and Society
Teaching - manpower
Viewpoint
Women
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Summary:Women constitute approximately 45% of the postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences at universities and research institutions in the US, but a much lower percentage of women hold faculty positions. Similar statistics hold true in Europe. The transition from postdoctoral fellow to faculty is a period during which a worrying number of women leave academic research.
ISSN:1469-221X
1469-3178
DOI:10.1038/sj.embor.7401110