Tag: women

June 28, 2022

Women in science get less credit than men

Women in science are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to be credited as authors on scientific papers, according to a recent study. “The gender gap in attribution is...

February 13, 2020

Women hunters increase in New York state

As deer populations explode in New York state, women are increasingly hunting the animals. Women are the fastest growing demographic in hunting in both New York and across the country...

January 30, 2019

TWS members help break barriers as women

TWS members Annemarie Prince, Melia DeVivo and Sara Hansen, were recently spotlighted in The Spokesman Review as three Washington state wildlife scientists helping pave the way for other women wildlifers....

September 11, 2018

Wildlife Enthusiast Magazine honors TWS’ Wini Kessler

Wildlife Enthusiast Magazine recently became the first organization to officially establish a Hall of Fame to recognize women and their contributions to wildlife conservation. TWS’ own past president, Wini Kessler,...

January 20, 2016

USFS Researchers Provide Insight into Gender Gap

It’s not news to most people that women are historically underrepresented in the natural resources field — including wildlife biology. When a group of U.S. Forest Service researchers began noticing...