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Discusses the reasons for gender discrimination against women in science and what can be done to address the issue. Overt barriers to women in science; Bias on how scientists judge women faculty; Lack of visibility of female faculty at immunology meetings; Tenure structure and its implications for women scientists; Value of mentoring in facilitating successful career advancement.

The article presents the author's views on gender bias against women in the field of science. She says that she herself is a woman scientist, mentor and advocate for women in science. However, she says that her performance on the Implicit Association Test revealed that unconscious, she associates men with science and career. She says that such tests show that most people are biased against women's abilities. She says that now its time to understand these prejudices and try to overcome them.

Discusses the disparity in status in academic science between men and women in the United Kingdom. Profile of female astronomer Caroline Herschel; Several reviews of women's pay and conditions, including the Bett Report; Initiatives aimed at attracting women to science careers; Call for more research to discover why women are not fully participating in science.

Discusses sexual equality in science, which is far from being reached. Report issued by the dean of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which examined the working conditions of senior female faculty in the United States; Effects of the report; Analysis of women's place in various fields of science; Another report investigating sexual equality in Sweden. INSET: Europe faces up to its responsiblities.

Several blogs are presented in response to the article about the gender gap in science and sexism on women scientists.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article about the statistics of women in science as hard evidence for bias, that was published in volume 495 2013 issue of "Nature."

The authors emphasize the need to change conditions that suppress the number of women in leading science positions in the European Union (EU). The article cites the report "The Gender Challenge in Research Funding" and statistical findings regarding scientific leadership positions occupied by women. The article notes that fathers need to share parenting responsibilities and that employers have a responsibility to assist parents.

The article reflects on the decrease in the number of women who pursue their science careers. It states that institutional discrimination and women's choice of reducing their career success to spend more time and effort at home are some of the reasons of these progressive losses. The author suggests of eradicating barriers that hinder women's success in the field of science.

Comments on women scientists in Japan. Impact of Japanese culture on the advancement of Japanese women in science; Japanese attitudes toward female workers; Efforts of the Japanese government to increase the number of women in research.