Register and join us on October 23rd! 👇👇👇

“Women-led papers were more likely to be featured in local outlets than in national, international, or science-specialty media. They appeared more often in liberal-leaning outlets than conservative ones. And coverage of their work carried a more negative tone” www.science.org/content/arti...

#WWNwebinar Alert! This Oct, in collab with WiNRepo @winrepo.bsky.social, #WorldWomenNeuro will discuss the ongoing underrepresentation of women as invited conference speakers and panelists — and how we can change that. 👉 Oct 23, 6:00 PM CECT (Zoom) Register: https://shorturl.at/1wExg

Join us for the event “All Voices on Stage: Building Inclusive Conference Panels” — a webinar by WiNRepo x @worldwomenneuro.bsky.social ! Let’s talk about how to make conferences more representative, equitable, and empowering 🧠 📅 Oct 23rd, 6pm CEST 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨ATTN: Prospective Psych & Neuro doctoral students 🚨 Sign-up for the @BostonCollege Pre-Doctoral Mentorship Program (PDMP) for one-on-one mentorship to psychology & neuroscience doctoral programs. Sign-up ASAP, deadline 11/15. See the link in the flyer.

Meet our #NetworksThatNurture panel 🌟 1️⃣ Sierra Sparks (Dalhousie/Oxford) 2️⃣ Corinne Houart (KCL) 3️⃣ Nathalie Rochefort (Uni of Edinburgh) 4️⃣ AmanPreet Badhwar (UdeM/CRIUGM) 5️⃣ Funmilayo Olopade (Uni of Ibadan) Leaders in mentorship, inclusion & neuroscience 🧠✨ #Mentorship #AcademicLeadership (2/2)

See you there! 🧠🌟 click the link in the post to register!

There is still time until tomorrow to support Emily's research project about taboos in women's and gender-diverse people's health! 👇👇👇

7 days. That’s all you’ve got left to shine a light on someone doing exceptional neuroscience work! Nominate them now before the window closes! 📌 Nominations close 10 August 🎯 Final push. Tag, share, submit. 📥 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

For Nature, women make up around 16% of corresponding authors who submit manuscripts — a percentage unchanged from 2018. Women comprise some 18% of corresponding authors who submit papers to Nature Communications and the Nature-branded research journals. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨 New WP! 📄 "Publish or Procreate: The Effect of Motherhood on Research Performance" (w/ @valentinatartari.bsky.social 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 We investigate how parenthood affects scientific productivity and impact — and find that the impact is far from equal for mothers and fathers.

🧠 From lab benches to manuscript reviews - explore the world of scientific editing and get inspired by the incredible journey of a neuroscience researcher who traded pipettes for publishing 📖Read more here: www.womeninneuroscienceuk.org/post/spotlig... (1/2)

How do we sustain #DEI efforts in #neuroscience amid rising challenges? 🌍 Join this ALBA-IBRO session at #MNS2025 on building resilience, avoiding burnout & embedding #inclusion in science with real-world examples & strategies buff.ly/LOls9Ej @network-alba.bsky.social @francescacirulli.bsky.social

🎙️ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast: From Postdoc to PI - Ep 2 out! 🔬 How do you build a lab when resources are scarce? 🎧Listen now to Turning challenges into strengths: building a lab with limited resources: loom.ly/N1a1jSg 🗣️ Hosted by the @lonelypipette.bsky.social 🌟 Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social 🧵

🔬 Tackling Sex & Gender Disparities in Neuroscience 🕤 9:30–11:15am | 📍 Room 11B Join us for a powerful panel amplifying the voices of women across all career stages spanning England and Wales. 🧵1/3

📚 Event alert: advancing equity in neuroscience publishing Barriers in scientific publishing disproportionately affect researchers from low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). How do we create inclusive publishing practices? 🔗Learn more: loom.ly/YWJ1EtM With the support of @ibroorg.bsky.social

🚨 Gender inequities in research persist—despite institutional commitments to equity. The article ‘The Long Road to Equity’, reveals that some still refuse to acknowledge the existence of bias, making real change impossible. 🔎 Read more loom.ly/nS2V4qM #IWD2025 🧵1/6 @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social

Share with us: which #womeninneuro would you like to thank?

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In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I’m delighted to share this piece featuring my testimonial about the Women in Neuroscience Repository (WiNRepo) initiative. @winrepo.bsky.social #WomenInScience #February11

The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture is made to support the promotion of women in STEM. Find out more about this award and make your nomination now: #RSMedals royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...

Very honored by the invitation and so excited with the amazing share of knowledge here #Haiconference @grinberglab.bsky.social @ucsfmac.bsky.social @winrepo.bsky.social

In partnership with L’Oreal of Paris USA, we are seeking 5 outstanding #women #Postdocs in #STEMM to advance their research & serve as role models for the next generation of girls in STEM. Awardees receive $75,000 to advance your career and research! 🧪 Apply Now: aaas.secure-platform.com/lorealfwis

"The journey toward gender equality in STEM is ongoing, but the steps we take today will shape a better future for generations to come. ...we not only enhance the opportunities for women but also enrich the entire STEM community" #WomenInSTEM theceomagazine.com/business/inn...

🔔🧪 #Women, even in well-represented #scientific fields, are up to 40% more likely than men to leave #research within 20 years (Nature News). Urgent #action is needed to close the #scissor-shaped curve. #WomenInSTEM #genderequity #diversity #STEM www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚺🧠 Lizzie English, founder of Women in Neuroscience UK (WiNUK), shares why WiNUK was created: to inspire, connect, & advocate for female-identifying neuroscientists. 🎥: University of Cambridge, Yusuf Hamied Dept. of Chemistry. #WiNUK #WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience #Empowerment

Five Women Inventors You Didn’t Learn About in History or Science Class www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/f... #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #innovation

Looking forward to the exhibition opening "Marie Curies of the Mediterranean" & a panel discussion on "Empowering Women in Science" at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna on 20 January. Join us! #womeninscience #mariecurie #msca @barbarahorejs.bsky.social www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeai/medi...

Interested in career guidance or skill development? 💼✨🔬 Check out the #WWNMentoringProgram offered by the World #Women in #Neuroscience here: mentoring.worldwomenneuro.org#story

•created and hosted the first-ever Black Excellence in (Neuro)Science symposium 🧠 •developed the inaugural DEI Awards Ceremony for my dept 🎊 •helped organize the first #BlackInNeuro Brain Carnival 🎡 for the community 💖 That’s not everything but it’s more than enough 😅

Nominations are open for the #ALBA-Roche #Research Prize for Excellence in #Neuroscience! 🧠✨ If you're a mid-career neuroscientist (5+ years post-PhD) from an underrepresented group & working on the causal mechanisms of brain diseases, you can apply here before January 20, 2025: loom.ly/_EvQvm4

Apply for the #IBRO Rising Star Award by April 15, 2025 if you're starting an independent position in #neuroscience in 2025 & looking for support in establishing your lab! 🧠 See more here 🔗 ow.ly/SeAQ50UrIlg

The Dana Foundation is officially on Bluesky! Our mission is to advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflect the aspirations of all people. Follow along for updates about the field of neuroscience and society. Visit us at dana.org! #neurosociety #neuro #neuroscience

Meet our #PlenarySpeaker Amy Kind, PhD! She is an international expert in the field of disparities-focused exposome science, social determinants of health, and AD Dr. Kind will be the Plenary Speaker of Buenos Aires Hub #neuroscience #fleni #alzheimersassociation @luciacrivelli.bsky.social

🚨 FINAL DEADLINE! 🚨This is it! Today is your LAST CHANCE to submit your content for #OHBM2025 in Brisbane, Australia! 🌏🗒️ The submission window CLOSES at 11:59 PM EST, USA on December 17, 2024. 🔗 in comments. Submit now before it’s too late! #Neuroscience #CallforContent

Point of View: An annotated introductory #reading list for #neurodiversity elifesciences.org/articles/102...

New here, I would like to introduce myself, I'm a final year PhD student who's chasing organelles travelling through Tunneling nanotubes 🔬 when I'm not chasing Sunrises 🌻 and coral reefs🪸 @academic-chatter.bsky.social @phdvoice.bsky.social @winrepo.bsky.social #academia #phdlife

We are happy to announce our first in-house conference! We are preparing an outstanding speakers lineup. Stay tuned! @s4sn.bsky.social @societyforneuro.bsky.social @winrepo.bsky.social @jdcrawford.bsky.social

🚨 #BlackInNeuro Seminar Alert! 🚨 Join us as Chelesa Fearce, a Yale MD/PhD student, shares her inspiring journey and her work developing groundbreaking treatments for neurological disorders! 🧠✨ 📅 Nov 1 | 9 AM PT | 12 PM ET | 5 PM BST Register today! blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5912598

Proud to have written these Society for Neuroscience press releases! www.sfn.org/publications... #WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience #FreelanceWriter #SciComm

Marie Curie didn't necessarily aim to hire women in her lab, but she didn't have anything AGAINST women, and so ended up creating a network of more than 45 women trainees who changed (and are still changing) the course of science. By @clarakm.bsky.social with Dava Sobel on her new book 🧪

Women in Cognitive Science Europe (WICS-E) is organising an online panel discussion on creating an inclusive and anti-racist academia. Free registration & more info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1027101356...

The STEM Arena in India: A Story of Exclusion in Many Colors: www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Hope to see you this morning to discuss volunteer efforts & brainstorm how we can best support the community with our open repository - DM for the link to join 🧠

happening this Wednesday & there's still time to register or DM us for the link! 🧠 forms.gle/Q2cU3x6mam1o...

Curious about the organization & our efforts to enhance #gender #equality in #neuroscience? Interested in becoming a volunteer? Join our upcoming virtual #meeting where you can learn about WiNRepo & ask all your questions! Register here for the link here: forms.gle/7ejqyPr3xEQF... #neuroskyence 🧠🌍

Spreading the #news from the organization #WorldWomeninNeuroscience: The Dana Foundation Career Network in #Neuroscience & Society will be hosting the second annual NeuroX Virtual Career Fair this September 9th–12th. Don't miss out on exploring this field! Learn more - neuroxcareers.org/careerfair/

Check out the #World #Women in #Neuroscience Speaker's Bureau when planning your next #conference! speakersbureau.worldwomenneuro.org #Neuroskyence

Women are consistently under-cited in neuroscience. Anne Churchland and Felicia Davatolhagh share tools that can help assess citation diversity. www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/w...