This open challenge is aimed to increase applications from women scientists to TDR’s mid-career clinical research and development fellowship. The contest builds upon TDR Global 3-month mobilization on gender equity in health research.
 
The fellowship is designed for scientists from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to work with pharmaceutical, research institute or product development partners for one year to learn about clinical research. The experience can help to build the global health leaders of tomorrow.
 
But women are less likely to apply for a variety of reasons. Over the past four years, 16-24% of fellowship applicants have been women and about one-quarter of all participants are women.
 
We need your help – from anywhere in the world – to change this and find feasible ways to expand women’s participation in this fellowship. This is not a simple problem. A wide range of concerns may discourage women from applying, including issues related to moving away from home (such as child care), administrative issues related to going from an LMIC to a high-income country (obtaining visas for family members), and other obligations associated with caregiving.
We welcome your ideas and will celebrate the best ideas with you: Individuals who submit exceptional ideas will be supported to join the Women Leaders in Global Health conference in London this November. But more importantly, selected ideas deemed feasible by TDR will be implemented to increase women’s participation in the fellowship.
 
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