Female STEM leaders more likely to back policies aiding women

(Frontiers) A national study of college and university administrators has found that female department chairs, deans and provosts have different attitudes and beliefs than their male counterparts about how to retain women professors in STEM fields. It also supports the assertion that placing women in administrative roles creates greater emphasis on the importance of enacting policies to attract and retain women in STEM.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news