Les femmes ne représentent qu'un tiers des chercheurs dans le monde, mais sont encore moins intégrées dans les structures de pouvoir des organisations scientifiques. Une étude mondiale analyse leur présence aux postes d'influence, afin de faire émerger des bonnes pratiques. Le monde universitaire peine à atteindre l'égalité des sexes. Les femmes y sont sous-représentées à tous les niveaux, dans la recherche et encore plus aux postes de direction au sein des organisations scientifiques. (…)

Academia isn't strong on gender equality. Women are under-represented throughout, in the research workforce and even more so as leaders in scientific organisations. This is true for science academies (prestigious bodies within national science systems) and scientific unions (international organisations representing disciplinary communities). Women today make up nearly a third of the global research workforce. According to Unesco, they accounted for 31.1% of researchers worldwide in 2022 – (…)

In March 2026, a tropical-like cyclone named ‘Jolina' produced significant damage across North Africa. In 2020 and 2023, storms Ianos and Daniel both caused severe damage in Greece, and the latter triggered a humanitarian disaster in the city of Derna, Libya, where thousands were declared dead or missing. These tropical-like cyclones occur in a non-tropical region. They are known as “medicanes” – a portmanteau of Mediterranean and hurricanes. As any major storm, medicanes know no (…)