@article{a2ae0e5e6ab74b31bc7b7b1be14a5b41,
title = "Invisible woman?",
abstract = "The number of invited women speakers at scientific meetings is much less than their proportion in a field. This means that women have fewer venues to present their research, less opportunity to increase their professional network, and smaller chances of promotion and financial support. The paucity of women speakers also sends a message to aspiring young female researchers that there is no room for them at the top.",
author = "Masur, {Sandra K.}",
note = "Funding Information: Synberc, a multiuniversity research center established with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lay the foundation for synthetic biology, was inspired by WICB's Speaker Referral to develop its own program. On their website ( http://www.synberc.org ), Synberc states that their aim is {\textquoteleft}to help organizers, early in meeting planning stages, to receive a list of outstanding women in relevant field(s), women whom they can then consider as invitees and reviewers{\textquoteright}. Their list is easily accessible at http://www.synberc.org/diversity/speaker-suggestions . It clearly identifies areas of expertise and provides a link to the person's research website. Moreover, Synberc has posted a {\textquoteleft}Sample letter to conference organizers encouraging gender balance{\textquoteright} that can be sent to conference or symposium organizers to encourage a balanced representation of women for their event ( http://www.synberc.org/speaker-diversity ). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier Ltd.",
year = "2015",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.tcb.2015.06.001",
language = "English",
volume = "25",
pages = "437--439",
journal = "Trends in Cell Biology",
issn = "0962-8924",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "8",
}