As we slowly emerge from the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, one thing is clear - it has brought to the front various aspects of gender equality issues in Research and Innovation (R&I), writes Marcela Linkova.

Systemic racism, sexual harassment and institutional bias permeate a film about three female scientists, who have survived and thrived.

Concerns 50 years of progress could be put into reverse unless government intervenes.

The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say 'I'm done', write 35 female scientists 

The pandemic will negatively impact the careers of women in STEM, particularly those of color, and failure to respond could jeopardize years of progress toward faculty equity. 

Editors of academic journals have started noticing a trend: Women - who inevitably shoulder a greater share of family responsibilities - seem to be submitting fewer papers, while men are submitting up to 50 percent more than they usually would.

Don't let academia's initiatives to advance women become just another way to game the research system, urges Charikleia Tzanakou.

I'm curious what lockdown will reveal about the 'maternal wall' that can block faculty advancement.

How, then, does an agency like NSF—which has considerable influence but limited direct authority—work with the community and other institutions to implement change on issues that cannot wait? The case of NSF's work to combat harassment in the science community, a persistent problem for decades that remains shockingly widespread, is illustrative.

As the Board of Reviewing Editors reaches 500, we reflect on recent recruitment efforts.

Women are seriously under-represented in the engineering world - but they can problem-solve from a uniquely impactful perspective.

The racist assumption that women of color are hired as faculty because of our identities rather than our credentials can have a serious impact on our careers.