While growing up, Abisola Kehinde was fascinated by biology, one of those courses she didn’t have to study much to easily understand. It was natural to her, so choosing a career in science was a no-brainer. She was never told that, as a woman, there wasn’t space for her in this field. But there were other challenges related to gender biases.
“I heard that, if I reached a certain level of education or role in my career, I wouldn’t be able to build a family,” says Abisola, currently a PhD candidate in Dr. Seth Parker’s lab at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) and the University of British Columbia (UBC). “I heard that women are not as intelligent and focused on the job as men are.”
