Fighting biology is futile, but we can reset social norms to make male compromise acceptable (Image: Marta Sarlo/Contrasto/Eyevine)
What can we do to stop women leaving science? Use evolutionary biology to explain the problem for a start
THREE scientists meet in the cafe of a British university to discuss a candidate they are about to put through a PhD viva. So far, so normal. What is extraordinary is that all three are women. The UK odds of three randomly selected mid-career scientists being women are currently 1 in 91, as opposed to a 1-in-2 chance for male scientists of equivalent…
