INTERVIEW: "Women in Science Now" with Lisa Munoz

Issue 90: Lisa Munoz on why she wrote her new book, "Women in Science Now", and three pieces of advice to create a more inclusive workplace for women.

In the pursuit of scientific excellence, women have long faced an uphill battle. From subtle slights to blatant discrimination, they face many challenges in their path to success in science and technology. Just this week, a new landmark study of 245,270 professors in the US found that “women leave academia overall at higher rates than men at every career age, in large part because of strongly gendered attrition at lower-prestige institutions, in non-STEM fields, and among tenured faculty.” Women are more likely to feel pushed out of their jobs—largely to to workplace climate issues.

Given our interest in workplace and organization culture, we were eager to interview Lisa M. P. Munoz about her new book “Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity”. Lisa does a deep dives into the pervasive gender gap in science, shedding light on the experiences and contributions of women from diverse backgrounds, working across various disciplines.

In our interview, Lisa offers in…