“Top Canadian scientists resign over lack of female nominees”
“Dr. Catherine Anderson, a clinical instructor in the faculty of medicine at UBC and a nationally renowned science educator, resigned April 9 because she was concerned about the message the museum was sending to female students. “It’s important for young people to see people who look like them being successful. The Hall of Fame is supposed to represent the best and the brightest in Canada and it’s just not doing that.” Illes and Anderson asked to reopen nominations so a more diverse group of candidates could be considered after they were given four male finalists to consider for three spots in the Hall of Fame. Both Illes and Anderson say the request was denied by Corbeil, who oversees the nominations… U of T engineering professor and researcher Molly Shoichet, one of five recipients of the Women in Science award from UNESCO and the L’Oreal Foundation this year, is concerned by Bouchard’s implication that there aren’t any women who deserve to be nominated. “If the Hall of Fame doesn’t know about the fantastic Canadian female scientists who are internationally renowned and would be great inductees, that’s a commentary on the Hall of Fame.””
I am so impressed by these women. This happens all the time, but it takes a lot of courage to make an individual sacrifice and step back from a position of power in the hopes that it will positively impact your group.
