Why I'm challenging Brazil's gender norms for my daughter
Briefly

Statistics reveal that although women make up the majority of undergraduate and graduate students in science in Brazil, they are under-represented among university faculty positions.
Women in science in Brazil often feel cornered and even intimidated when debating social assumptions that consistently place women on an intellectually inferior level compared with men.
I became more aware of gender equality after I became a mother, and my awareness grew during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the pandemic, when my daughter was four years old, I managed household tasks, taking care of her and my university responsibilities on my own.
Read at Nature
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