Kraševec Nada
Department of Molecular Biology and Nanobiotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
J Fungi (Basel). 2022 Jun 28;8(7):675. doi: 10.3390/jof8070675.
The main drivers of gender mainstreaming in basic and clinical research appear to be funding agencies and scientific journals. Some funding agencies have already recognized the importance of their actions for the global development of ideas in science, but further targeted efforts are needed. The challenges for women scientists in fungal research appear to be similar to those in other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, although the gender gap in mycology publishing appears to be less pronounced; however, women are underrepresented as last (corresponding) authors. Two examples of best practices to bridge the gap have been promoted in the fungal community: "power hour" and a central resource database for women researchers of fungi and oomycetes. A more balanced ratio of women researchers among (plenary) session speakers, (plenary) session chairs, and committee members at the recent fungal genetics conference is an encouraging sign that the gender gap can be closed. The editorial policy of some journals follows the guidance "Sex and Gender Equality in Research," and other journals should follow, and indicate the gender ratio among authors and reviewers.
基础研究和临床研究中性别主流化的主要推动力量似乎是资助机构和科学期刊。一些资助机构已经认识到其行动对全球科学思想发展的重要性，但仍需进一步有针对性的努力。真菌研究领域女科学家面临的挑战似乎与其他科学、技术、工程和数学学科的情况类似，尽管真菌学出版方面的性别差距似乎不那么明显；然而，女性作为最后（通讯）作者的代表性不足。真菌学界推广了两个弥合差距的最佳实践案例：“力量时刻”以及一个针对真菌和卵菌女性研究人员的中央资源数据库。在最近的真菌遗传学会议上，全体会议发言者、全体会议主席和委员会成员中女性研究人员的比例更加均衡，这是一个令人鼓舞的迹象，表明性别差距是可以消除的。一些期刊的编辑政策遵循“研究中的性别平等”这一指导方针，其他期刊也应效仿，并注明作者和审稿人的性别比例。
