Women have been contributing to the field of neuroscience since its inception, but their accomplishments are often overlooked. Lack of recognition, among other issues, has led to progressively fewer women at each academic stage; although half of neuroscience graduate students are women, women comprise less than one-third of neuroscience faculty, and even fewer full professors. Those who reach this level continue to struggle to get their work recognized. Women from historically excluded backgrounds are even more starkly underrepresented and face added challenges related to racial, ethnic, and other biases. To increase the visibility of women in neuroscience, promote their voices, and learn about their career journeys, we created Stories of Women in Neuroscience (Stories of WiN). Stories of WiN shares the scientific and personal stories of women neuroscientists with diverse backgrounds, identities, research interests, and at various career stages. From >70 women highlighted thus far, a major theme has emerged: there is not a single archetype of a woman neuroscientist, nor a single path to "success." Yet, through these diverse experiences run common threads, such as the importance of positive early research experiences, managing imposter syndrome, the necessity of work–life balance, and the challenges of fitting into—or resisting—the "scientist mold" within a patriarchal, racialized academic system. These commonalities reveal important considerations for supporting women neuroscientists. Through the lens of women highlighted by Stories of WiN, we explore the similarities among their journeys and detail specific actionable items to help encourage, support, and sustain women in neuroscience.

自神经科学领域诞生以来，女性一直在为该领域做出贡献，但她们的成就常常被忽视。除其他问题外，缺乏认可导致女性在各个学术阶段的人数逐渐减少；尽管一半的神经科学研究生是女性，但女性在神经科学研究生中所占比例不到三分之一，正教授的比例甚至更少。那些达到这一水平的人将继续努力让自己的工作得到认可。来自历史上被排斥背景的女性的代表性更加明显不足，并面临与种族、民族和其他偏见相关的更多挑战。为了提高女性在神经科学领域的知名度、宣传她们的声音并了解她们的职业历程，我们创建了神经科学领域女性的故事 (WiN 的故事)。 WiN 的故事分享了具有不同背景、身份、研究兴趣和不同职业阶段的女性神经科学家的科学和个人故事。迄今为止，从超过 70 名女性的突出表现中，出现了一个主要主题：没有单一的女性神经科学家原型，也没有单一的“成功”之路。然而，通过这些不同的经历，有一些共同的线索，例如积极的早期研究经历的重要性、管理冒名顶替综合症、工作与生活平衡的必要性，以及适应或抵制父权制内部“科学家模式”的挑战。 ，种族化的学术体系。这些共性揭示了支持女性神经科学家的重要考虑因素。通过《WiN 故事》中强调的女性视角，我们探索了她们的旅程之间的相似之处，并详细介绍了具体的可操作项目，以帮助鼓励、支持和支持神经科学领域的女性。