Hong Kong’s new academy for female medical scientists aims to bridge gender gap

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has launched an academy to nurture the next generation of female medical scientists, aiming to bridge a sex gap in which women make up just one-third of researchers globally.The Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) aims to attract 100 early-career female researchers from the city and overseas in five years, supporting them with mentorship, leadership training and global exposure.Professor Siew Ng, an associate dean of CUHK’s medical school and...