Interview: Science and Sexism

On 11 November 2015, I was interviewed by Lauren Morello, for Nature. The article, ‘Science and sexism: In the eye of the Twitterstorm,’ explores how social media supports public discussion about sexism in science. Read an excerpt below.

‘When scientists talk about sexism and harassment on Twitter, it presents younger researchers with a model for confronting such issues.

‘“This way, they can see other people are going through it, and there is a positive effect to speaking out,” says Zuleyka Zevallos, a sociologist who manages the Science Australia Gender Equity Project at the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra […]

‘“If you are a minority within a minority, you are actually dealing with multiple problems,” says Zevallos. That is just as true on Twitter as it is in the lab or office.’

Read more on Nature.

Nature volume 527, pages 148–151 (2015)