{"doi":"10.3389/fitd.2024.1497263","title":"Editorial: Women in science - emerging, major & neglected tropical diseases","abstract":"Despite the significant contribution women have made to science, societal gender prejudices have prevented women from taking more actives roles in the field. Even though this sector has advanced recently and more women are working in it, UNESCO's Institute for Statistics estimates (only) 33.3% of researchers worldwide are women (2). Several barriers may be limiting the participation and contribution of women in the sciences. While women outnumber male graduates at the university level, men continue to exceed women in most science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers and leadership positions (3,4).Compared with their male colleagues, women have fewer first-author publications, receive less professional recognition, and are less likely to have research mentorship (5)(6)(7)(8). Additionally, female researchers receive fewer grant opportunities and promotions compared with men.Harassment, assault, and marginalization sometimes truncate the careers of promising health scientists, especially those whose race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation make them targets of discrimination (5,9). Indeed, many of the researchers involved in efforts to optimize science have recognized a problem centered on gender diversity (10). With the application of gender equality policies, the successful participation of women in research, medicine, and public health has opened a promising avenue for increasing the number of women entering and leading in these fields (11,12). Changes within the scientific community support more transparent scientific practices and representation, reflecting on historical practices and providing opportunities to address the lack of diversity and non-inclusive culture (13).Science today benefits from a more collaborative rather than individual process, where team size and participation influences research impact (14). While teams tend to be relatively homogeneous, it is important to proactively address team composition by making them more inclusive and representative of the fields they reflect. Open science, representation, and empowerment are the seeds of a culture of community and sharing that, if cultivated, can continue to foster women's inclusion and participation.The important contribution of first female authors and the growing integration of women in science can be noted in this Emerging and Neglected Tropical Diseases publication series.Rodrígues, et al. (15) Ramkhelawan, et al. (16), through a systematic review, found in the β-tubulin gene family of A.lumbricoides, mutations at codons F200Y (TTC/Phenylalanine to TAC/Tyrosine), E198A (GAG, GAA/Glutamic acid to GCG, GCA/Alanine) and F167Y (TTC, TTT/Phenylalanine to TAC, TAT/Tyrosine), which were associated with possible benzimidazole resistance. Knowledge of this resistance further contributes to incorporating approaches for prevention, management, and treatment, thus decreasing the economic and health burden of ascariasis due to benzimidazole resistance worldwide. Saboyá Díaz, et al. (17) presented the current neglected infectious diseases situation in the Americas and prospects for their control and elimination as a 2030 goal. They addressed the advances and progress in achieving the objectives of control and elimination of neglected infectious diseases (NTD) in the Americas and the commitment of the countries to strengthen their capacities and sustain their efforts to achieve the elimination goals.Chotun, et al. (18) addressed the patterns and strategies for neglected tropical disease (NTD) management needed to sustain post-elimination success in African Union member states, as well as the challenges faced, including the potential withdrawal of financial support and the risk of disease re-emergence. 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