“Encouraging women to pursue a career in science continues to be an uphill battle—including a lack of encouragement from a young age and challenges within the academic environment.

This week, MP Kirsty Duncan, a scientist-turned-politician, shared her own experiences with those obstacles in a seminar hosted by Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, in partnership with Western BrainsCAN.”

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