Herminthology: promoting gender equity in science and parasitology

Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani; Carolina De Marco Verissimo; Cinzia Cantacessi; Eva Clark; Esther Kanduma

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.013

Herminthology: promoting gender equity in science and parasitology

Trends Parasitol. 2023 Feb;39(2):73-79. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.013. Epub 2022 Dec 14.

Authors

Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani¹, Carolina De Marco Verissimo², Cinzia Cantacessi³, Eva Clark⁴, Esther Kanduma⁵

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, University of Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: nichola.calvani@universityofgalway.ie.
² Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, University of Galway, Ireland.
³ Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
⁵ Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

PMID: 36526549
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.11.013

Abstract

Gender inequity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) fields, including parasitology, continues to limit the participation of women in scientific leadership and development. Here we highlight the aims and activities of Herminthology, an initiative promoting the work of women in parasitology, alongside the current status quo of men and women scientists in the discipline.

Keywords: diversity; early career researchers; inclusion; motherhood; representation; women.

MeSH terms

Female
Gender Equity*
Humans
Leadership*
Male

Grants and funding

K23 AI168583/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States