title: Women in science.
abstract: To coincide with International Women's Day, Genome Biology asked several female scientists about their experience of an academic career, how they managed to balance an active research career with family life, and what should be done to encourage more women to pursue research careers to stop the 'leaky' pipeline.
authors.affiliation: John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oshlack
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thornton
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012586:Science / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*