Reflections in Diversity
Navigating a Career in Research
What does it mean to “make it” as a woman in research? Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres shares her thoughts.
Ph.D. student Omar Florez (right) explains a project to David Garcia, Marianna Sledzinska, and fellow Ph.D. student Francisco Cespedes. [Image: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology]
Diversity questions surrounding “making it as a researcher” as a non-European woman of color have been unavoidable in the retention and progression steps in my career path. Over the course of my career, I moved several times within the U.K. and Europe searching for the right academic home—a place where I would feel happier in the pursuit of knowledge and mentoring my group.
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