Quitting science isn’t inherently bad – career changes happen, and not publishing doesn’t mean “leaving science”. The issue is being pushed out, especially for women. We need to better understand why that happens. Work-life balance and often unfair competition for limited resources play a big role.

SRsteveroyle.bsky.socialOct 4, 2024 5:11am

“for women in biology, the likelihood of leaving science after ten years was 58%; for men, it was nearly 49%.” Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nearly 50% of researchers quit science within a decade, huge study reveals

Twenty years of publishing data across many countries and disciplines show women are more likely than men to leave research.