The Lancet announces the end of all-male scientific panels to promote the representation of women | Angle News
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Prestigious medical journal The Lancet announces the end of all-male scientific panels to promote the representation of women
Editors are refusing to appear on panels if no women have been invited
They are urging other publishers to avoid ‘manels’ – expert panels with just men
The Lancet, founded 1823, has been researching into inequalities in the industry
The prestigious medical publisher The Lancet Group has pledged to ban its editors from appearing on all-male scientific panels.
In hope of promoting the representation of women in science, all 18 of the group’s publications will adhere to the new guidelines.
Editors of any of the London-based publisher’s journals will not be allowed to sit on ‘manels’ – expert panels made up entirely of men.
And The Lancet announced that at events it organises itself or sponsors, it will aim to ensure at least half of the panelists are women.
The publisher urged others in the industry to follow suit.
