We are delighted to present the Frontiers in Neuroscience 'Women in Neurogenesis’ article collection.

The proportion of women and men in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at undergraduate levels is relatively equal, however, there is a lack of representation of women in senior positions in Neuroscience. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) data in 2016, less than 30% of researchers in STEM are women.

In the field of Neurogenesis, there are many highly influential and successful women who are contributing to the field and tackling important questions. Yet, female neuroscientists are still underrepresented in various aspects of academic life and a gender imbalance in Neuroscience citations has been recently reported, raising concerns about the correct evaluation of women’s contributions to science. Several initiatives have been recently created to increase the visibility of women in science (e.g., awards for women in STEM). However, evidence indicates that a gender bias is still present in Neuroscience.

This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to neurogenesis 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 neurogenesis
• Neurogenesis studies led by women

We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend early career researchers to team up with senior female colleagues. However, we will welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.

The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of neurogenesis research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.

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