Swanson Hollie I
Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
Front Toxicol. 2022 Jun 30;4:920664. doi: 10.3389/ftox.2022.920664. eCollection 2022.
Career success of women toxicologists requires intentional strategies designed to encourage and support their professional and personal growth. Key among these are mentoring approaches which should be initiated early in their academic careers and continue as their careers progress. While undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows, women engaged in all STEM fields benefit from one-on-one mentoring experiences offered by both their peers, near-peers and faculty. Here, they not only receive encouragement and lessons on "how to be a good mentee", but also gain scientific and life skills. Networking opportunities and career planning advice are also important benefits. As woman scientists progress in their careers, they continue to benefit from one-on-one mentoring and structured career development programs adapted to meet their changing needs ultimately culminating in leadership coaching as they reach the pinnacles of their careers. While mentoring success is best facilitated by structured programs that match mentees with mentors and offer training, support and programming, the availability of these programs to women toxicologists is limited. Opportunities for women to participate in structured mentoring programs should be enhanced by institutions, funding agencies and scientific societies as a component of accelerated diversity and inclusion efforts.
女性毒理学家的职业成功需要有意制定策略，以鼓励和支持她们的职业与个人成长。其中关键的是指导方法，应在她们学术生涯早期就开始，并随着职业生涯的发展持续下去。虽然本科生、研究生以及博士后，从事所有STEM领域的女性都能从同龄人、准同龄人以及教师提供的一对一指导经历中受益。在此过程中，她们不仅能得到关于“如何成为一名好学员”的鼓励和经验教训，还能获得科学和生活技能。建立人际关系的机会和职业规划建议也是重要的收获。随着女科学家职业生涯的推进，她们继续受益于一对一指导以及为满足其不断变化的需求而调整的结构化职业发展项目，最终在她们到达职业生涯顶峰时接受领导力辅导。虽然结构化项目最有助于指导成功，这些项目能将学员与导师匹配起来，并提供培训、支持和规划，但针对女性毒理学家的此类项目却很有限。机构、资助机构和科学协会应增加女性参与结构化指导项目的机会，作为加速多元化和包容性努力的一部分。
