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Feb 10 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Today is @UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In 2022 it’s time to shift the focus from recruitment (which is not the main issue) to retention (which is an ongoing problem). This is the current situation in Australia👇🏻, lack of funding of women the biggest cause. This shows the notorious scissors graph for women and men in
In 2022 it’s time for change & time for a commitment from funding agencies & workplaces to prevent women from leaving academia (or from being stalled in their career, working for others). We are losing too many #WomeninSTEMM who are fantastic role models, leaders and mentors.
We (Equity in Australian STEMM) analysed the recent funding outcomes from NHMRC, the major Aus government source of funding for medical & health STEMM researchers. We submitted our position paper to NHMRC last year, the link is here, 🙏 @FranklinWomen ♥️
franklinwomen.com.au/wp-content/upl…
We are currently completing our analyses of the Australian Research Council (ARC) data & unfortunately the outcomes are also very poor for women, worsening with seniority. Some data are here👇🏻, the early career fellowships (DECRAs) are almost complete & will be shared soon.
🙏 to all in the Australian Equity in STEMM team, @jessborger @GaetanBurgio @rachaelzmurray @FZMarques @Gianina_Natoli @_KateLawlor @aidybarnett and James Vince (not on Twitter). And thanks to all for your ongoing support.
Gender bias in peer review is an ongoing issue & the major cause of loss of #WomeninSTEMM worldwide. There is no difference in the capacity of women & non-binary ppl to design, perform & lead STEMM research, yet they are receiving sig less $. Pls support👇🏻
change.org/p/fund-women-i…

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Dec 16, 2021
Today the Equity in Australian STEMM team sent @nhmrc @ceo_nhmrc & members of NHMRC council our position paper re gendered outcomes in NHMRC funding. We focused our analyses on the 1st 3 yrs of the new scheme, comparing outcomes for Investigator, Ideas & Synergy Grants. 🧵1/20
First, let’s recap the issue. For decades recruitment of women into most Australian STEMM disciplines has not been an issue. More women are in STEMM than men at the PhD & postdoc level👇🏻. Then there’s a sharp drop from lab head level & few women Professors compared to men. 2/20 This graph shows the % of women and men in Australian STEMM
In 2015-2018 women were awarded 43% of NHMRC fellowships (salary only), most $ going to the early career women, with few mid-career (MCR) & fewer senior women funded. In 2019 these were replaced by Investigator Grants, 5 yr $ also providing salaries of staff & lab expenses.👇🏻3/20 This is a panel of three graphs. It shows the numbers of app
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Sep 23, 2021
Analysis of the results of the 1st three yrs of NHMRC Investigator Grants has revealed that gender equity is not being addressed adequately. Analysis of the $ funded per person has revealed L1 basic women received ~ $500K less than men. These are lab heads 10-15 yrs post-PhD. 1/5 This graph shows the amount...
Yesterday I asked Twitter researchers what it would mean for your research if you received $500K extra in funding over 5 yrs. The responses were largely from researchers of the level that this fellowship targets. You can read the responses here👇🏻

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There were 12 women & 30 men awarded L1 basic science fellowships in the last 3 yrs. These $ differences occurred in each year. This is a significant loss for these women who will not be able to do some of the research they could if they had been awarded equal $ to the men. 3/5
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Sep 14, 2021
NHMRC Investigator Grant outcomes were announced today. Congratulations to those successful, commiserations to those who were not. Total $ awarded here👇🏻 This 🧵 shows the breakdown of gender & disciplines in ea of the 5 fellowship levels (no data provided for non-binary) 1/6. This shows the total amount of funding awarded in the NHMRC
These are the results for EL1. Most recipients were academic level A/B/C. One clinical male was level D as was one health services research woman. 2/6. This shows the outcomes for the earliest fellowship category
These are the results for EL2 recipients. All academic levels A/B/C except for the following: Clinical: men: 1 level E, 8 level D, women: 4 level D.
Basic: men: 1 level D.
Public health: women: 5 level D. Health services research: men: 1 level E, 3 level D, women: 1 level D. 3/6. These are the results for the emerging leader level 2 fellow
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Mar 25, 2020
Advice for junior lab heads on how to maintain productivity for future yrs (thanks @FZMarques for the thread suggestion, everyone pls add on any tips you think of that I overlook!). Thread 1/15
1st, congrats on becoming a lab head! You may have only just started your own lab or have had a lab for a while now but it is a steep learning curve irrespective & having support (mentorship, sponsorship) will make it easier to navigate. Seek this out. 2/15
We all have different leadership styles and continue to learn in leading. Take a leadership course when you can, as soon as you can (many are even available online). Ask your workplace to support you in this- these are valuable & should be compulsory for all lab heads IMO. 3/15
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Mar 22, 2020
In the current climate I thought I would tweet more advice for researchers (esp #EMCRs) who may be stressed about the current situation & what #workingfromhome might mean for their productivity. I have already tweeted on critiquing a paper. This is for those who have data. 1/10
With no wet lab expts possible during lockdown, go thru your data thoroughly. Catch up on analysis if you are behind (a common scenario!). If you need specialised licensed software many of these have opened up public access due to #COVID19 so you can access from home. 2/10
If you haven’t already, start compiling graphs of your data. Start putting ea graph into a Fig (for thesis/manuscript). Each Fig should tell a cohesive part of your story. Look at ea Fig & decide if any data is needed to complete the Fig (more expt replicates, other expts) 3/10
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Mar 21, 2020
Time for a thread, this is for #ECRchat #AcademicChatter tips for new graduate students/post-docs in the current #COVID19 climate, esp those #workingfromhome. First, stay calm. We are all in this together, we will get through this. Priorities are to be safe, happy & healthy. 1/16
There are many things you can do from home (note- you will need a device & internet access for the majority, if you don’t then access printed copies of publications). This is for grad students/post-docs starting in a new field but may be useful for all. First, read papers. 2/16
Start by reading reviews in your research topic. Your lab head is a start, either their own or suggestions. If you don’t know how to access papers, find out what electronic platform your research field regularly uses to search for publications with key words. Mine is PubMed. 3/16
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