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Mentoring to cultivate female talent in science
Cristina Gómez-Navarro1,2, Julia Hansen3
1Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
FEBS Letters
|September 16, 2025
Abstract:
Women in science face external barriers and internal challenges, such as the 'stereotype threat', which can lead to self-limiting practices. To help students overcome these, Cristina Goméz-Navarro, a professor and member of the gender equality commission at IFIMAC Madrid, set up a female mentoring program. Here, she outlines objectives and cornerstones of this program, unexpected outcomes, and tips for others who plan to set up similar systems.

