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Caregiving responsibilities hold back young women scientists
Young women scientists are gradually disappearing through the “leaky pipeline.” Especially during the crucial years…
Between Tenure and Toddlerhood: Compatibility of Family and Career in Academia
In summer/fall 2025 chair woman Karen Kastenhofer made a survey within the Elise Richter Network…
What do we know about being human?
Barbara Fischer (Elise Richter Network Board Member & Group Leader for Evolutionary Biology at the…
Do we still need women’s quotas?
With the end of the Elise Richter Fellowship in 2025, the FWF has followed an…
Statement des Elise-Richter-Netzwerks zu den Angriffen des ÖVP-Wissenschaftssprechers auf FWF-Projekte
Das Elise-Richter-Netzwerk, ein Zusammenschluss von Projektleiter*innen im Elise-Richter-Programm des FWF, weist die im Standard vom…
Empowering Academic Careers
On Friday, May 23rd, Katharina Paul and Sandra Mayer from our network will be speaking at an…