The future of weed science looks very bright for women. It's something I've noticed in all my graduate courses. There is significantly larger number of women studying in my department right now then men, and It's true of many classes I've taken in other departments. What is ironic is that with one exception the classes were all taught by male professors.
I know this is an issue touched on by many of the other great female/science/academic blogs out there. [For links see blog-roll, at bottom right of screen] I truly hope that this large proportion of women is a new trend, and we will slowly move into higher positions, making the ratio of men to women senior professors more equivalent. I truly hope there isn't some type of filtering process that separates out all female weed scientists sometime around the postdoc phase.
I suppose only time will tell, but in the afterglow of a lovely night of good food, canadian beer, amusing conversation, and vigorous dancing I'm feeling quite optimistic. I see a future for women from all nations and backgrounds in our field. Though our female roll models are few, they are extraordinary, and they have the knowledge, experience, and tools to assist us. Our male roll-models seem equally supportive and willing to mold us to our greatest potential. How lucky we are to be in this academic life......
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