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Female scientists miss out on overseas opportunities

Male researchers are more likely to migrate for jobs — but this disparity is closing.
The shadow of an aeroplane is seen on the runway, taken from the plane.

International moves to pursue career opportunities are less common for female scientists than male ones. Credit: Fabian Krause/EyeEm/Getty

Researchers often move to another country to advance their careers, but this opportunity isn’t afforded to men and women equally. Female researchers are less internationally mobile than their male counterparts, an analysis finds — but this gender gap has shrunk1.

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Nature 615, 190 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00566-4

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  1. Zhao, X., Akbariabar, A., Kashyap, R. & Zaheni, E. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 120, e2214664120 (2023).

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