The Women’s Brain Project: an interview with Annemarie Schumacher Dimech on addressing gender in STEM and mental health research

World Mental Health Day and Ada Lovelace Day are just 2 days apart. Whilst we use World Mental Health Day on October 10 to highlight what still needs to be done to address some of the gaps in our understanding of mental health, Ada Lovelace Day on October 12 celebrates Women in STEM. We spoke to Dr....

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Q&A
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8505623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34635808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02699-6
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Sumario:World Mental Health Day and Ada Lovelace Day are just 2 days apart. Whilst we use World Mental Health Day on October 10 to highlight what still needs to be done to address some of the gaps in our understanding of mental health, Ada Lovelace Day on October 12 celebrates Women in STEM. We spoke to Dr. Annemarie Schumacher Dimech—President and co-founder of the Women’s Brain Project—who embodies both days and strives to advance not only our gender-specific understanding of mental health but is also flying the flag for women in STEM careers.

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