Female scientists in Australia were less likely to win a major type of medical-research grants this year than their male counterparts, despite an overhaul of the country’s science funding that was supposed to address gender inequity. The funding imbalance occurred in the National Health an...
In developing the model, she drew on her experience raising funding through venture capitalists, through loans, from friends and family, through grants—basically every avenue except private equity. Saunders is traveling to Sydney, Australia next month to talk to the city about how her funding mode...
For government employees, including those at state-owned enterprises, the mandatory retirement age for men is 60, while women retire at 50 or 55. Some experts argue this age-gap perpetuates perceptions women are physically unable to work as long as men and discourages employers from hiring ...