キャリアニュース2019年1月３日～10日

![Figure][1]</img> GRAPH: TERRY CLARK I previously reported results of a study on author gender in Science ([science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6323/329][2]) that was based on the examination of a random sample of approximately 2600 authors for which gender was inferred by painstaking analysis of websites and similar sources. Unfortunately, this approach does not scale well to large samples necessary for many analyses. We have since initiated systematic efforts to examine gender distributions of key populations of authors and reviewers for the Science family of journals using additional data and tools and plan to use this information to guide policy development and other appropriate steps to address any gender disparities. ![Figure][1]</img> Acceptance rates for Reports by gender of first authorsGRAPH: J. BERG/ SCIENCE Since our initial study, we have collected gender and other demographic information voluntarily from approximately 5000 individuals (authors and reviewers). To ext

When I left my tenured professorship for a nonacademic job, I thought I had already done the hard part: making the decision to leave the professional world that had been my home for many years. I had little inkling of the culture shock that awaited me in my new sphere of science policy and how disorienting it would be. In the 17 years since, I've seen that I'm far from the only one who struggles with this transition. Regardless of career stage, leaving academia requires some adjusting. For those who, like me, make the move later in their careers, after decades as established academics, it can be even harder. Knowing what to expect beforehand can take some of the shock out of the transition to the world outside academia. ![Figure][1]</img> ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT NEUBECKER YOU AREN'T THE CENTER OF THE WORLD, AND YOU WILL HAVE AN ACTUAL BOSS. If you're a senior academic, teaching, advising, and managing a research group can turn your world into a solipsistic universe where what you say g