July 8, 2014
I follow the blog of Prof. Joseph Sung, the current President of CUHK. Recently, I read his post about gender equality which brings the topic of female academics again to the public. Here is the complete blog post:
(http://www.vco.cuhk.edu.hk/js_blog/index.php?option=com_jaggyblog&task=viewpost&id=79&lang=en-GB)
On the other hand, there is an article on New York times today with an eye catching title: Academic Scandal Shakes Japan, which discloses the story of Ms Haruko Obokata, a female scientist in RIKEN.
In the report, you will be really sad to find out how Japans' news media "packaged" a rising academic star. I am doubt how this behavior helps to promote the participation of woman in R&D in Japan. Hope this is not happen in your school and university.
image source: http://www.nytimes.com/
