The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research

World Mental Health Day and Ada Lovelace Day are just 2 days apart. Whilst we use World Mental Health Day on October 10 to highlight what still needs to be done to address some of the gaps in our understanding of mental health, Ada Lovelace Day on October 12 celebrates Women in STEM. We spoke to Dr....

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Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02699-6
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description World Mental Health Day and Ada Lovelace Day are just 2 days apart. Whilst we use World Mental Health Day on October 10 to highlight what still needs to be done to address some of the gaps in our understanding of mental health, Ada Lovelace Day on October 12 celebrates Women in STEM. We spoke to Dr. Annemarie Schumacher Dimech—President and co-founder of the Women’s Brain Project—who embodies both days and strives to advance not only our gender-specific understanding of mental health but is also flying the flag for women in STEM careers.
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spelling doaj.art-404e7b5385d341debd3ff3baef61f67a2022-12-21T22:37:41ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422021-10-01411210.1038/s42003-021-02699-6The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health researchWorld Mental Health Day and Ada Lovelace Day are just 2 days apart. Whilst we use World Mental Health Day on October 10 to highlight what still needs to be done to address some of the gaps in our understanding of mental health, Ada Lovelace Day on October 12 celebrates Women in STEM. We spoke to Dr. Annemarie Schumacher Dimech—President and co-founder of the Women’s Brain Project—who embodies both days and strives to advance not only our gender-specific understanding of mental health but is also flying the flag for women in STEM careers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02699-6
spellingShingle The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research
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title The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research
title_full The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research
title_fullStr The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research
title_full_unstemmed The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research
title_short The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research
title_sort women s brain project an interview with annemarie schumacher dimech on addressing gender in stem and mental health research
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02699-6