Women continue to be vastly under-represented in management and executive-level positions throughout the life science industry—an inequity that came into the spotlight earlier this year when a biotech consulting firm hired female models to improve the male-female ratio at its convention after-party.
The catalyzing event sparked a much-needed debate into a serious challenge that has been my reality for decades: It is very difficult to find women executives in the biotechnology field. Since that event in January, which gained significant media attention, further reports have brought attention to the severe biotech gender gap.
