Female scientists face some unique challenges not typically experienced by male colleagues. Not only are women paid less and hold fewer senior positions than men in almost all areas of science, women struggle against stereotypes of being “ill-fitted” to scientific study. Dr. Renate Ysseldyk elaborates on the particularly “leaky career pipeline” for postdoctoral women in an article that was featured on the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) website. See the article here.