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Gender equity: toward redefining values

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Women and gender minorities make defining contributions to science. Despite increased representation of women across the scientific career ladder, institutions routinely fail to support their career advancement or value their input. For an equitable and intersectional future faculty, definitions of excellence must evolve to better value women’s contributions.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Chrystal A. Starbird

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Zara Y. Weinberg

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Mary Munson

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Starbird, C.A., Weinberg, Z.Y. & Munson, M. Gender equity: toward redefining values. Nat Cell Biol 26, 11–12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-023-01302-w

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