An intersectional gender analysis of familial and socio-cultural drivers of inequitable scientific career progression of researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa

An intersectional gender analysis of familial and socio-cultural drivers of inequitable scientific career progression of researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suffers from a dearth of concrete information on the causes of women’s under-representation in scientific research workforce particularly at higher levels compared with the wealth of information that exists in the global north. The goal of this study was...

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Main Authors: Millicent L. Liani, Isaac K. Nyamongo, Justin Pulford, Rachel Tolhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Global Health Research and Policy
Subjects:
Researchers’ lived experiences
Socio-cultural influences
Family
Gender equity
Intersectional gender analysis
Scientific career progression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00213-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-021-00213-3

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