What I Learned About the Gender Gap From One Zoom Call

We still have a long way to go

Lisa M.P. Munoz
OneZero
Published in
6 min readJun 10, 2020

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A photo of a mom working on her laptop while her son sits in her lap, she looks busy and tired.
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While at a virtual scientific conference earlier this month, something endearing occurred. A neuroscientist accepting an award delivered his lecture via teleconference with his two young daughters playing in the background. Though he was clearly distracted, he delivered his entire presentation, even with them laughing…

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Lisa M.P. Munoz
OneZero

Lisa is president and founder of SciComm Services, a science communications content development and consulting firm in the Washington, D.C., area.