Building Parasitology Communities to Promote Gender Equality

Abstract

In an ideal world, there are equal opportunities for women to enter and progress in all scientific disciplines without bias or prejudice. Here, we share our experiences in building communities of women parasitology and offer easy-to-implement guidelines for scientists and institutions to overcome unconscious bias and create environments with better gender equality and diversity.

Keywords: Women in Malaria (WiM); Women in Parasitology (WiP); community of practice; gender equality and parity; underrepresentation; visibility.