John Stuart Mill
British philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament

He suggested more than a century ago:
...nobody asks for protective duties and bounties in favour of women; it is only asked that the present bounties
and protective duties in favour of men should be recalled.
(The subjection of women,1869)

....to consider how the institutions, goals, and research priorities of science might be restructured
by taking into account the experience of women, because that is a perspective that has been neglected.
(Letter to August Comte, 30 Oct. 1843)

 

 

 

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhardes
1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

She financed a Foundation for the promotion of science and research,
initiated in 2004, which supports talented young women with children

 

 

Michael Smith
1993 Noble Prize in Chemistry

He donated half of the Nobel Prize money to researchers working on the genetics
of schizophrenia, the other half he gave to Science World BC
and to the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology.

 

 

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
1991 Noble Prize in Physics

The Qualities Women Bring to Research

 

 

 

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI)
Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74
D-20359 Hamburg
Germany

The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg,
invites applications for a “Re-Entry“ Position following maternity leave for a postdoctoral scientist.
The position is offered for a period of 2 years plus 1 year upon positive evaluation and includes a budget for consumables and technical support. The candidate may join any of the research groups of the institute, which work on tropical parasitic and viral diseases in molecular and cellular biology, host immunology and genetics, clinical trials as well as epidemiology and intervention. Pertinent experiences are beneficial but not essential. Preference will be given to equally qualified disabled persons.