'women reported more discrimination than men in all regions ... 43 per cent of overall respondents said they had been targeted based on their gender, with gender inequality already being a well-established problem in STEM. For women, this frequently entailed experiences of sexism and misogyny, particularly by their male colleagues, as well as biases about their ability to work effectively if they were pregnant or had children or not.
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Of those who were willing to elaborate on their experiences, one female respondent said: “I face sexist comments frequently and also inappropriate comments about how I look or my body.” Another said they were “constantly fighting and losing against the ‘old boys club’.”
Career opportunities also seemed to be lacking for some women. For example, one commented: “I feel I have been offered less progression after three years than my peer, who just started and is male, after 6 months. He is included in wider company emails, events and meetings that I am not – even though it is integral to my role to be so.”
The gender pay gap remains an issue, too, despite increased efforts to narrow the divide. In the UK, the survey puts it at around 19 per cent – men in STEM earned roughly £3500 more than the UK average STEM salary of £43,424, while women earned £4000 less than it.'
www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033331-400-discrimination-is-still-a-problem-in-stem/