Do Female Scientists Get a Raw Deal?

ORIGINAL:  AAAS

Do Female Scientists Get a Raw Deal? Today at 3:00 p.m. EDT Science is supposed to be a merit-based, bias-free profession—but research suggests that female scientists are hired less frequently and earn less pay than their male colleagues. Earlier this month, researchers conducted a mock hiring situation and found that science faculty members chose potential male applicants over female applicants and awarded males higher salaries even when the resumes were identical.  Why does such inequality persist? And is there anything that can be done about it?  Join us for a live chat with one of the paper's authors, Jo Handelsman, as well as Princeton president and molecular biologist Shirley Tilghman, today at 3 p.m. EDT.  You can submit your questions before the chat starts or at any time during the live Q&A. Find us on Twitter at #ScienceLive. And don't forget, this and other chats are archived. Get e-mail reminders of upcoming events by registering for ScienceNOW e-mail alerts.
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