title: A tale of two sexes.
abstract: This year marks the first time that the largest Neuroscience societies in the U.S. and Europe are led by females. Here we discuss the challenges that women face in moving through the ranks of academia and propose ways to increase women's representation in the field.
authors.affiliation: Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: m.joels@umcutrecht.nl.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joëls
authors.affiliation: Deparments of Pathology and Cell Biology, and Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: cam4@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000639:trends*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States