#ScissorsEffect
👩‍🔬For the first time, women account for 51% of the principal investigators (PIs) in the #PRBB centers, reinforcing the trend in previous years & closing the #ScissorsEffect.
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Most of the principal investigators in the PRBB are women - El·lipse
The upward trend of previous years continues, with women now holding 51% of senior positions in research groups.
tuit.cat
May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
But referents are meaningless if the system pushes them out:
📉 #ScissorsEffect: Pushed out before stability. 🧱 #GlassCeiling: Invisible barriers to leadership. 🕳️ #LeakyPipeline: Talent lost to rigid structures. 🤫 #MatildaEffect: Erasure of credit. ✋ #Paternalism: Questioning female authority.
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM