Women working in the sciences face obstacles at virtually every step along their career paths. From subtle slights to blatant biases, deep systemic problems block women from advancing or push them out of science and technology entirely.

Women in Science Now (Columbia University Press) examines solutions to this persistent gender gap, offering new perspectives on how to make science more equitable and inclusive for all. This book shares stories and insights of women from a range of backgrounds working in various disciplines, illustrating the journeys that brought them to the sciences, the challenges they faced along the way, and the important contributions they have made to their fields. Lisa M. P. Munoz combines these narratives with a wealth of data to illuminate the size and scope of the challenges women scientists face, while highlighting research-based solutions to help overcome these obstacles. She presents groundbreaking studies in social psychology and organizational behavior that are informing novel approaches for combating historic and ongoing inequities.

Through a combined focus on personal experiences and social-science research, this timely book provides both a path toward greater gender equity and an inspiring vision of science and scientists.

Lisa M.P. Munoz is a seasoned science writer, author of Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity (Columbia University Press, 2023), and the founder and president of SciComm Services, a science communications consulting firm. Munoz develops, leads, and executes communication strategies for science groups, including sci-tech startups, scientific societies, academic research groups, international organizations, VC funds, and other institutions. She has more than 20 years of experience translating complex science into engaging and accessible stories for broad audiences.

Munoz started her career in radio and then print journalism, as a reporter and then managing editor of Geotimes, a geoscience magazine. She is a former Press Officer for the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, former Public Information Officer of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and former Chief of Staff and Communications Director for the OS Fund. She is Public Information Officer for the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.

Munoz was the publicist and outreach producer for the Emmy-nominated documentary film Picture a Scientist. Her book about gender equity in science, Women in Science Now (2023), combines her passion for telling the stories of individual scientists with her drive to share groundbreaking research studies and help to effect change in the culture of science.