Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is proud to launch the Research Topic “Women in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: 2022”.
At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women from pursuing careers in science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
In the field of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, there are many highly influential and successful women who are contributing to this field and tackling pivotal questions. Despite this, women are still unrepresented in various aspect of academic life and we are therefore proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across all fields of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and will therefore welcome:
• General perspectives on a specific field of research inspired, started or sparked by a woman
• Articles celebrating outstanding female researchers and their contributions to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias studies led by women
• Articles focusing on the barriers and challenges that women experience in the field of research and care of dementia
• Studies focusing on gender issues and differences in the incidence and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease including physiological and external factors
We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend that early career researchers team up with senior female colleagues. However, we welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience is proud to launch the Research Topic “Women in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: 2022”.
At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women from pursuing careers in science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
In the field of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, there are many highly influential and successful women who are contributing to this field and tackling pivotal questions. Despite this, women are still unrepresented in various aspect of academic life and we are therefore proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across all fields of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and will therefore welcome:
• General perspectives on a specific field of research inspired, started or sparked by a woman
• Articles celebrating outstanding female researchers and their contributions to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias studies led by women
• Articles focusing on the barriers and challenges that women experience in the field of research and care of dementia
• Studies focusing on gender issues and differences in the incidence and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease including physiological and external factors
We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend that early career researchers team up with senior female colleagues. However, we welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.