
As stated by Janine Cossy: “Women in science are achieving groundbreaking research across the world. But despite their involvement, their dedication to research, and their discoveries, women still represent only around 33% of researchers, and less than 4% of Nobel Prizes for science have been awarded to women. In addition, only 11% of senior research roles are held by women in Europe. Their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves. However, different institutions and organizations are fighting to encourage women to take a scientific career, to recognize their merits in sciences (IUPAC, L’Oreal, UNESCO, UN etc.) and to advocate the cause of women in science. Audrey Azoulay, General Director of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, said “by advancing the cause of women, we can drive progress in science”.
To that end, the French Academy of Science has put women chemists at the forefront in a special issue, edited by Janine Cossy (https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/item/CRCHIM_2024__27_S2/) with the contribution of Clotilde Policar, current president of the International Society of BioInorganic Chemistry (https://www.sbichem.org/) and winner of the Académie des Sciences’ Prix de la Fédération Gay-Lussac in 2022: doi:10.5802/crchim.295
and also of other PSL colleagues:
Paola Arimondo: doi:10.5802/crchim.279
Valérie Pichon and Nathalie Delaunay: doi:10.5802/crchim.286
Virginie Ratovelomanana-Vidal: doi:10.5802/crchim.278
