＂We should have the promotion of research and development in the industry, and for that scientists should be hired ... Science not only should be promoted by its intellectual challenges of understanding nature, but a...＂We should have the promotion of research and development in the industry, and for that scientists should be hired ... Science not only should be promoted by its intellectual challenges of understanding nature, but also should be towards applications in benefit of Society, without reservations that science would be less noble because of that.＂ Prof. Jacob Palls.展开更多
The recent pandemic negatively affected the career development of women scientists drawing attention to the need for urgent actions to ensure that gains in gender equality in science are retained.In Brazil,women scien...The recent pandemic negatively affected the career development of women scientists drawing attention to the need for urgent actions to ensure that gains in gender equality in science are retained.In Brazil,women scientists contributed much to the fight against COVID-19 by supplying valuable information to the media,combating misinformation and looking for ways to reduce the impacts of the pandemic in homes and workplaces.This paper diagnoses inequalities of opportunities in science and emphasizes science communication as an important tool for increasing the visibility and empowerment of women scientists in Brazil.Science communication can strengthen the visibility,presence and voice of women in society and promote equitable practices in terms of gender and race.It can also enable women scientists to work as role models for the younger generations.This paper goes beyond a brief discussion on the impacts of science communication on increasing diversity and makes recommendations to accelerate gender and ethnic–racial equity within science.展开更多
文摘＂We should have the promotion of research and development in the industry, and for that scientists should be hired ... Science not only should be promoted by its intellectual challenges of understanding nature, but also should be towards applications in benefit of Society, without reservations that science would be less noble because of that.＂ Prof. Jacob Palls.
文摘The recent pandemic negatively affected the career development of women scientists drawing attention to the need for urgent actions to ensure that gains in gender equality in science are retained.In Brazil,women scientists contributed much to the fight against COVID-19 by supplying valuable information to the media,combating misinformation and looking for ways to reduce the impacts of the pandemic in homes and workplaces.This paper diagnoses inequalities of opportunities in science and emphasizes science communication as an important tool for increasing the visibility and empowerment of women scientists in Brazil.Science communication can strengthen the visibility,presence and voice of women in society and promote equitable practices in terms of gender and race.It can also enable women scientists to work as role models for the younger generations.This paper goes beyond a brief discussion on the impacts of science communication on increasing diversity and makes recommendations to accelerate gender and ethnic–racial equity within science.
