The Institute for Protein Design exists to create scientific breakthroughs and transform them into practical solutions. Of the roughly 200 researchers who train or work here, about one third are women. This includes staff scientists, acting instructors, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
Unfortunately, these numbers are in line with science as a whole. According to the UN, women hold only one third of all research roles. They tend to have shorter, less well-paid careers and are often passed over for promotions. There are some research disciplines in which women make up the majority of working professionals, but in fast-moving fields such as artificial intelligence, women find themselves outnumbered by a factor of four.
