Kathrin Zippel

Kathrin Zippel in the Press

A strategy to transcend gender inequities

While women working in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — may struggle for inclusion in the United States, they increasingly are finding opportunities through international collaborations. Kathrin S. Zippel documents the phenomenon in Women in Global Science: Advancing Academic Careers Through International Collaboration (Stanford University Press, 2017). Ms. Zippel, an associate professor […]

Here’s one way to help women in science: Support international collaborations

This week’s March for Science on Earth Day is also drawing attention to the importance of international collaboration for scientific advancement. The organizers are calling people to “defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments.” These protests are expected in hundreds of cities worldwide, showing that science and academia cannot […]

How gender bias excludes women from international scientific collaboration

International collaboration among scientists is on the rise, but even such broad collaboration is subject to gender biases, says Kathrin Zippel, who is a professor of sociology at Northeastern University.

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A strategy to transcend gender inequities

Here’s one way to help women in science: Support international collaborations

How gender bias excludes women from international scientific collaboration