Developing world : the minority minority
| dc.contributor.author | Moskvitch, Katia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-15T15:45:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-04-15T15:45:26Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2015 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description | Women are under-represented in physical sciences and in science in the developing world. Meet three who beat both sets of odds. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In developing countries, female scientists face dire cultural and societal barriers, such as overt sexism combined with lack of contraception, reproductive choice and access to education. This article presents three women scientists who beat the odds. Nature magazine talked with these “minority of minorities” representatives, regarding challenges they faced and overcame. Their stories highlight two of the ingredients for success: a supportive family and a huge dose of determination. Becoming a leading scientist involves “convincing your family first, and for the rest of your life, going out of your way to prove that you actually are really good.” | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Moskvitch, K. (2015). Developing world: The minority minority. Nature, 519, 20-23. doi:10.1038/519020a | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53921 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.nature.com/news/developing-world-the-minority-minority-1.17023 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Macmillan Publishers | en |
| dc.subject | RESEARCH WORKERS | en |
| dc.subject | WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT | en |
| dc.subject | THAILAND | en |
| dc.subject | HIGHER EDUCATION | en |
| dc.subject | WOMEN SCIENTISTS | en |
| dc.subject | WOMEN'S STATUS | en |
| dc.subject | SCIENTIFIC CULTURE | en |
| dc.subject | GLOBAL SOUTH | en |
| dc.subject | GENDER DISCRIMINATION | en |
| dc.subject | HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES | en |
| dc.subject | INDIA | en |
| dc.subject | INDONESIA | en |
| dc.title | Developing world : the minority minority | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
| idrc.copyright.holder | Macmillan Publishers Limited | |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
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| idrc.project.number | 107473 | |
| idrc.project.title | IDRC Corporate Awards 2013-2014 | en |
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