It doesn’t take long to scan today’s headlines, and note the troubling incidents of #metoo, or hear word of research disparities that could potentially lead to life threatening outcomes for women. The reality is that even with the slow march of progress, there is still significant inequities in how the genders are treated in the health arena, if not society in general. This applies to both the medical research specifically (do treatments work better for men generally?), as well as the challenges that many women face in their career trajectories (how does gender affect careers?). Patriarchy, in a word, is…
in which, with respect to our name, we are as confused as you are
By Shannon Percival-Smith
Shannon is a graduate from the University of British Columbia with a passion for learning and teaching. She is a STEMinist, also known as an advocate for the increasing presence of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers.