A video game illustrates the 'carrier of obstacles' that women scientists still face

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Gender, social class, origin or functional diversity are some of the parameters that have been taken into account by the creators of a new video game that seeks to raise awareness about discrimination against women in scientific careers, a path full of obstacles that the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF, in Catalan), attached to the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) wanted to reflect in this game and that ai…

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The scientific career is very different depending on whether the person who makes it is a man, a woman, a racialized person or someone with disabilities. On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is celebrated on Tuesday, 11 February, the Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestales (CREAF) has launched a video game to illustrate how the same academic journey is filled with obstacles and difficulties d…