What is gender equality in science? Common solutions may not be solving the problem

(Cell Press) Despite the scientific community taking action on gender inequality, the problem persists. In a review published March 27 in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution, researchers say that achieving equality for women in STEM requires us to ask, 'What is equality?' To create authentic equality, and not only regarding gender, the authors promote a simple first step: define the problem before finding the solution.

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