I'm shocked by the sexism evidence in this article, and I respect the author for removing herself from such a place. I often wonder how this hostility compares

I'm shocked by the sexism evidence in this article, and I respect the author for removing herself from such a place. I often wonder how this hostility compares to other institutions, and other labs in the same institution (forgive the scientist in me). I think it speaks volumes about the unevenness of higher education across universities, and where each PI can rule his fiefdom with whatever mercy he chooses to provide. I believe the pyramid-like structure of academic research combined with the winner-take-all nature of publishing results is a toxic mix for exploitation, and sexism would make it all the more unberable. For women in the biosciences, I strongly suggest tapping into a network of support from other successful women such as Women in Bio (http://womeninbio.org/ http://womeninbio.org/) and AWIS (http://www.awis.org/ http://www.awis.org/).