Friday, July 03, 2026

UK government’s new charter aims to better support women in research. Really!

Men watch out! This smells awfully like sex discrimination against men to advance women instead of science!

How "voluntary" is this charter?

Another bad example of all things coming out of the UK! The decline of the UK continuous!

"The UK government has unveiled a voluntary charter that aims to better support women in research by ensuring paid family leave, flexible working and tougher action on workplace harassment, for example. Liz Kendall – the UK’s science and technology secretary – is urging research organisations to sign the charter to ensure ‘that women can thrive at every stage of a research career.’ Over 60 universities and institutes have currently done so, including the Wellcome Trust, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Royal Society. ..."

UK government’s new charter aims to better support women in research | News | Chemistry World

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